SnowConvert AI - BigQuery Functional Differences¶

 SELECT ([40, 12, 30])[8];

SELECT ([40, 12, 30])[SAFE_OFFSET(8)];

 SELECT
--** SSC-FDM-BQ0001 - ACCESSING ARRAYS PRODUCES NULL INSTEAD OF AN ERROR FOR POSITIVE OUT OF BOUNDS INDEXES IN SNOWFLAKE **
([40, 12, 30])[8];

SELECT
PUBLIC.SAFE_OFFSET_UDF( ([40, 12, 30]), 8);

 CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE test.proc1()
BEGIN
  SELECT 1/0;
EXCEPTION WHEN ERROR THEN
  SELECT
    @@error.message as message,
    @@error.stack_trace as stack_trace,
    @@error.statement_text as statement_text,
    @@error.formatted_stack_trace as formatted_stack_trace;
END;

 CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE test.proc1 ()
RETURNS VARCHAR
LANGUAGE SQL
EXECUTE AS CALLER
COMMENT = '{ "origin": "sf_sc", "name": "snowconvert", "version": {  "major": 0,  "minor": 0,  "patch": "0" }, "attributes": {  "component": "bigquery",  "convertedOn": "04/09/2025",  "domain": "test" }}'
AS
$$
    BEGIN
    SELECT 1/0;
  EXCEPTION WHEN OTHER THEN
--      --** SSC-FDM-BQ0002 - EXCEPTION SYSTEM VARIABLES ARE NOT SUPPORTED IN SNOWFLAKE. **
--    SELECT
--      @@error.message as message,
--      @@error.stack_trace as stack_trace,
--      @@error.statement_text as statement_text,
--      @@error.formatted_stack_trace as formatted_stack_trace;
      RETURN OBJECT_CONSTRUCT('SQLERRM', SQLERRM, 'SQLCODE', SQLCODE, 'SQLSTATE', SQLSTATE);
    END;
$$;

 CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE FUNCTION function_name_noreturns_asterisk_join (parameter_name INTEGER)
AS
  SELECT * 
  FROM unknownTable1 t1 
  JOIN unknownTable2 t2 ON t1.col1 = t2.fk_col1;

 --** SSC-FDM-0007 - MISSING DEPENDENT OBJECTS "unknownTable1", "unknownTable2" **

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION function_name_noreturns_asterisk_join (parameter_name INTEGER)
----** SSC-FDM-BQ0003 - UNABLE TO GENERATE CORRECT RETURNS TABLE CLAUSE DUE TO MISSING DEPENDENT OBJECT INFORMATION. **
--RETURNS TABLE (
--)
AS
    $$
      SELECT *
      FROM
      unknownTable1 t1
      JOIN
          unknownTable2 t2 ON t1.col1 = t2.fk_col1
    $$;

 CREATE OR REPLACE EXTERNAL TABLE test.my_external_table_json2
OPTIONS(
  FORMAT='JSON',
  URIS=['gs://sc_external_table_bucket/folder_with_json/*']
);

 CREATE OR REPLACE TEMPORARY FILE FORMAT SC_TEST_MY_EXTERNAL_TABLE_JSON2_FORMAT
TYPE = JSON;


CREATE OR REPLACE EXTERNAL TABLE test.my_external_table_json2 USING TEMPLATE (
SELECT
  ARRAY_AGG(OBJECT_CONSTRUCT('COLUMN_NAME', COLUMN_NAME, 'TYPE', TYPE, 'NULLABLE', NULLABLE, 'EXPRESSION', EXPRESSION))
FROM
  --** SSC-FDM-BQ0004 - THE INFER_SCHEMA FUNCTION REQUIRES A FILE PATH WITHOUT WILDCARDS TO GENERATE THE TABLE TEMPLATE, REPLACE THE FILE_PATH PLACEHOLDER WITH IT **
  TABLE(INFER_SCHEMA(LOCATION => '@EXTERNAL_STAGE/FILE_PATH', FILE_FORMAT => 'SC_TEST_MY_EXTERNAL_TABLE_JSON2_FORMAT'))
)
!!!RESOLVE EWI!!! /*** SSC-EWI-BQ0015 - EXTERNAL TABLE REQUIRES AN EXTERNAL STAGE TO ACCESS gs://sc_external_table_bucket, DEFINE AND REPLACE THE EXTERNAL_STAGE PLACEHOLDER ***/!!!
LOCATION = @EXTERNAL_STAGE
AUTO_REFRESH = false
PATTERN = 'folder_with_json/.*'
FILE_FORMAT = (TYPE = JSON);

 CREATE OR REPLACE EXTERNAL TABLE test.my_external_table_csv
OPTIONS(
  FORMAT='CSV',
  URIS=['gs://sc_external_table_bucket/folder_with_csv/Employees.csv']
);

 CREATE OR REPLACE TEMPORARY FILE FORMAT SC_TEST_MY_EXTERNAL_TABLE_CSV_FORMAT
TYPE = CSV
SKIP_HEADER = 1;

CREATE OR REPLACE EXTERNAL TABLE test.my_external_table_csv
--** SSC-FDM-BQ0005 - PARSING THE CSV HEADER IS NOT SUPPORTED IN EXTERNAL TABLES, COLUMNS MUST BE RENAMED TO MATCH THE ORIGINAL NAMES **
USING TEMPLATE (
SELECT
  ARRAY_AGG(OBJECT_CONSTRUCT('COLUMN_NAME', COLUMN_NAME, 'TYPE', TYPE, 'NULLABLE', NULLABLE, 'EXPRESSION', EXPRESSION))
FROM
  TABLE(INFER_SCHEMA(LOCATION => '@EXTERNAL_STAGE/folder_with_csv/Employees.csv', FILE_FORMAT => 'SC_TEST_MY_EXTERNAL_TABLE_CSV_FORMAT'))
)
!!!RESOLVE EWI!!! /*** SSC-EWI-0032 - EXTERNAL TABLE REQUIRES AN EXTERNAL STAGE TO ACCESS gs://sc_external_table_bucket, DEFINE AND REPLACE THE EXTERNAL_STAGE PLACEHOLDER ***/!!!
LOCATION = @EXTERNAL_STAGE
AUTO_REFRESH = false
PATTERN = 'folder_with_csv/Employees.csv'
FILE_FORMAT = (TYPE = CSV SKIP_HEADER = 1);

 CREATE OR REPLACE EXTERNAL TABLE test.my_external_table_drive_test
OPTIONS(
  FORMAT='JSON',
  URIS=['https://drive.google.com/open?id=someFileId']
);

 CREATE OR REPLACE TEMPORARY FILE FORMAT SC_TEST_MY_EXTERNAL_TABLE_DRIVE_TEST_FORMAT
TYPE = JSON;

CREATE OR REPLACE EXTERNAL TABLE test.my_external_table_drive_test USING TEMPLATE (
SELECT
  ARRAY_AGG(OBJECT_CONSTRUCT('COLUMN_NAME', COLUMN_NAME, 'TYPE', TYPE, 'NULLABLE', NULLABLE, 'EXPRESSION', EXPRESSION))
FROM
  --** SSC-FDM-0035 - THE INFER_SCHEMA FUNCTION REQUIRES A FILE PATH WITHOUT WILDCARDS TO GENERATE THE TABLE TEMPLATE, REPLACE THE FILE_PATH PLACEHOLDER WITH IT **
  TABLE(INFER_SCHEMA(LOCATION => '@EXTERNAL_STAGE/FILE_PATH', FILE_FORMAT => 'SC_TEST_MY_EXTERNAL_TABLE_DRIVE_TEST_FORMAT'))
)
!!!RESOLVE EWI!!! /*** SSC-EWI-0032 - EXTERNAL TABLE REQUIRES AN EXTERNAL STAGE TO ACCESS AN EXTERNAL LOCATION, DEFINE AND REPLACE THE EXTERNAL_STAGE PLACEHOLDER ***/!!!
LOCATION = @EXTERNAL_STAGE
AUTO_REFRESH = false
--** SSC-FDM-BQ0006 - READING FROM GOOGLE DRIVE IS NOT SUPPORTED IN SNOWFLAKE, UPLOAD THE FILES TO THE EXTERNAL LOCATION AND REPLACE THE FILE_PATH PLACEHOLDERS **
PATTERN = 'FILE_PATH0'
FILE_FORMAT = (TYPE = JSON);

 CREATE OR REPLACE EXTERNAL TABLE test.spreadsheetTable
(
  Name STRING,
  Code INTEGER,
  Price INTEGER,
  Expiration_date DATE
)
OPTIONS(
  format="GOOGLE_SHEETS",
  skip_leading_rows = 1,
  uris=['https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/someFileId/edit?usp=sharing']
);

--** SSC-FDM-BQ0007 - THE GOOGLE_SHEETS FORMAT IS NOT SUPPORTED IN SNOWFLAKE. CSV FILE TYPE IS USED AS A WORKAROUND. **
CREATE OR REPLACE EXTERNAL TABLE test.spreadsheetTable
(
  Name STRING AS CAST(GET_IGNORE_CASE($1, 'c1') AS STRING),
  Code INTEGER AS CAST(GET_IGNORE_CASE($1, 'c2') AS INTEGER),
  Price INTEGER AS CAST(GET_IGNORE_CASE($1, 'c3') AS INTEGER),
  Expiration_date DATE AS CAST(GET_IGNORE_CASE($1, 'c4') AS DATE)
)
!!!RESOLVE EWI!!! /*** SSC-EWI-0032 - EXTERNAL TABLE REQUIRES AN EXTERNAL STAGE TO ACCESS AN EXTERNAL LOCATION, DEFINE AND REPLACE THE EXTERNAL_STAGE PLACEHOLDER ***/!!!
LOCATION = @EXTERNAL_STAGE
AUTO_REFRESH = false
--** SSC-FDM-BQ0006 - READING FROM GOOGLE DRIVE IS NOT SUPPORTED IN SNOWFLAKE, UPLOAD THE FILES TO THE EXTERNAL LOCATION AND REPLACE THE FILE_PATH PLACEHOLDERS **
PATTERN = 'FILE_PATH0'
FILE_FORMAT = (TYPE = CSV SKIP_HEADER = 1)
COMMENT = '{ "origin": "sf_sc", "name": "snowconvert", "version": {  "major": 0,  "minor": 0,  "patch": "0" }, "attributes": {  "component": "bigquery",  "convertedOn": "07/16/2025",  "domain": "no-domain-provided" }}';

 CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE test.compExprTable
(
  COL1 STRUCT<sc1 INT64>,
  COL2 STRUCT<sc2 INT64>  
);

SELECT * FROM test.compExprTable WHERE COL1 <> (COL2);

 CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE test.compExprTable
(
  COL1 VARIANT /*** SSC-FDM-0034 - STRUCT<INT64> CONVERTED TO VARIANT. SOME OF ITS USAGES MIGHT HAVE FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENCES. ***/,
  COL2 VARIANT /*** SSC-FDM-0034 - STRUCT<INT64> CONVERTED TO VARIANT. SOME OF ITS USAGES MIGHT HAVE FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENCES. ***/
)
COMMENT = '{ "origin": "sf_sc", "name": "snowconvert", "version": {  "major": 0,  "minor": 0,  "patch": "0" }, "attributes": {  "component": "bigquery",  "convertedOn": "07/02/2025",  "domain": "no-domain-provided" }}';

SELECT * FROM
  test.compExprTable
--** SSC-FDM-BQ0008 - WHERE CLAUSE REFERENCES A COLUMN OF STRUCT TYPE. COMPARISON OPERATIONS MAY PRODUCE DIFFERENT RESULTS IN SNOWFLAKE. **
WHERE COL1 <> (COL2);

 CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE test.geographyType
(
  COL1 GEOGRAPHY
);

INSERT INTO test.geographyType VALUES
(ST_GEOGFROMTEXT('POINT(-122.35 37.55)')), 
(ST_GEOGFROMTEXT('LINESTRING(-124.20 42.00, -120.01 41.99)'));

SELECT * FROM test.geographyType;

 CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE test.geographyType
(
  COL1 GEOGRAPHY
);

INSERT INTO test.geographyType
VALUES
    (
     --** SSC-FDM-BQ0010 - THE FUNCTION 'ST_GEOGFROMTEXT' IS NOT REQUIRED IN SNOWFLAKE. **
     'POINT(-122.35 37.55)'), (
     --** SSC-FDM-BQ0010 - THE FUNCTION 'ST_GEOGFROMTEXT' IS NOT REQUIRED IN SNOWFLAKE. **
     'LINESTRING(-124.20 42.00, -120.01 41.99)');

ALTER SESSION SET GEOGRAPHY_OUTPUT_FORMAT = 'WKT';
SELECT * FROM
test.geographyType;

SELECT column1 FROM test.parametersExample WHERE column2 = @searchValue;

--** SSC-FDM-BQ0011 - NAMED PARAMETERS IN THIS SCRIPT WERE TRANSFORMED TO SNOWFLAKE CLI VARIABLES. **
SELECT column1 FROM
test.parametersExample
WHERE column2 = <% searchValue %>;

SELECT * FROM UNNEST ([10,20,30]);

SELECT * FROM UNNEST ([10,20,30]) AS numbers, UNNEST(['Hi', 'Hello', 'Bye']) AS words;

SELECT
* EXCLUDE(SEQ, KEY, PATH, THIS, INDEX)
FROM
TABLE(FLATTEN(INPUT => [10,20,30])) AS F0_ (
SEQ,
KEY,
PATH,
INDEX,
F0_,
THIS
);

SELECT
--** SSC-FDM-BQ0012 - SELECT * WITH MULTIPLE UNNEST OPERATORS WILL RESULT IN COLUMN AMBIGUITY IN SNOWFLAKE **
 * FROM
TABLE(FLATTEN(INPUT => [10,20,30])) AS numbers (
SEQ,
KEY,
PATH,
INDEX,
numbers,
THIS
),
TABLE(FLATTEN(INPUT => ['Hi', 'Hello', 'Bye'])) AS words (
SEQ,
KEY,
PATH,
INDEX,
words,
THIS
);