Which table type is used in the file processing pipeline to process unstructured data in Snowflake?
Which table type is used in the file processing pipeline to process unstructured data in Snowflake?
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Snowflake’s directory tables are the specialized table type designed for building file processing pipelines over unstructured data. Unlike standard, temporary, or transient tables—which manage structured row‑column data—directory tables track and expose file‑level metadata (file names, sizes, timestamps, URLs) for files in internal or external stages, enabling streams and tasks to detect new or changed files and invoke Snowpark UDFs or external functions for processing.
intended selecting Directory table