DROP TABLE IF EXISTS spark_21646_2; CREATE TABLE spark_21646_2(c1 DATE) STORED AS TEXTFILE; insert into table spark_21646_2 values('2017-07-21'); insert into table spark_21646_2 values('2017-09-14'); SELECT * FROM spark_21646_2 WHERE c1 > '2017-8-1'; DROP TABLE spark_21646_2;