questdb/questdb

CONVERT PARTITION should accept plural PARTITIONS as well

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#6,494 opened on Dec 3, 2025

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem?

convert partitions to parquet where timestamp < '2025-11-28'

errors because it expect singular partition. It would be cool accepting also partitions

Describe the solution you'd like.

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Full Name:

javier ramirez

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questdb

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Research direction
Examine the SQL parser or validation logic for CONVERT PARTITION to allow plural PARTITIONS as an alternative keyword.
Tech stack
java
Domain
database
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1-3 hours
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JavaSQL
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75