ORC Sample Files

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Format Overview

ORC (.orc) files store optimized columnar datasets for analytics and warehouse workloads. Use sample ORC files to test reader compatibility, predicate pushdown behavior, and columnar migration workflows.

Why teams pick ORC: ORC fixtures are useful for columnar warehouse readers, metadata-aware scans, and predicate pushdown compatibility checks.

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Top Workflows for ORC

  • Columnar warehouse reader validation.
  • Predicate pushdown and metadata inspection checks.
  • Cross-format migration between ORC, Parquet, and Arrow.

Common Mistakes

  • Only validating one columnar format and missing reader differences across ORC and Parquet.
  • Ignoring metadata and predicate-path behavior when testing ORC inputs.
  • Treating ORC fixtures as generic binaries without warehouse-reader validation.

Validation Methodology

  • Validate extension and MIME detection before processing.
  • Benchmark performance with small and larger files.
  • Test malformed-input handling and error messaging.

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Featured Real-World Fixtures

Baseline ORC

Real ORC fixture for warehouse reader and scan validation.

orc_test1_sample.orc · 1.7 KB

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Predicate-Pushdown ORC

ORC fixture for predicate pushdown and filtered-scan testing.

orc_predicate_pushdown_sample.orc · 15.3 KB

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Metadata ORC

ORC fixture focused on metadata-aware reader and schema inspection checks.

orc_metadata_sample.orc · 41.0 KB

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Workflow Packs

Warehouse Format Comparison Pack

Bundle of Arrow, ORC, Parquet, and Avro fixtures for warehouse format comparisons.

warehouse_format_comparison_fixture_pack.zip · 24.6 KB

Columnar Compatibility Fixture Pack

Bundle of Arrow, ORC, and Parquet fixtures for columnar reader compatibility.

columnar_compatibility_fixture_pack.zip · 128.0 KB

Fixture Matrix

Use the curated ORC matrix to choose the right clean, edge-case, and broken fixtures for this format.

Download Files

Filename Size MIME SHA256 Download
orc_metadata_sample.orc
.orc
41.0 KB audio/csound 0a440fa2da8b29d34aece3e4edfd0b41c4295216316bdfbb0c664e84f53e6223 Download
orc_predicate_pushdown_sample.orc
.orc
15.3 KB audio/csound 9e0aa4e02e4d1e38ec6bc08499436fe970d25d6e637a29a39d1351cf5034457a Download
orc_test1_sample.orc
.orc
1.7 KB audio/csound 03827180c09f7d3933f7e5d3d504f5b60d93958651473d60ee220c9aace8bea0 Download

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