title: Loading csv data into Hbase
body: <p>I am very new to hadoop and hbase and have some conceptual questions that are tripping me up during every tutorial I've found.</p>
  
  <p>I have hadoop and hbase running on a single node within a ubuntu VM on my win 7 system. I have a csv file that I would like to load into a single hbase table.</p>
  
  <p>The columns are: loan_number, borrower_name, current_distribution_date, loan_amount</p>
  
  <p>I know that I need to write a MapReduce job to load this said csv file into hbase. The following tutorial describes the Java needed to write this MapReduce job.
  <a href="http://salsahpc.indiana.edu/ScienceCloud/hbase_hands_on_1.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://salsahpc.indiana.edu/ScienceCloud/hbase_hands_on_1.htm</a></p>
  
  <p>What I'm missing is:</p>
  
  <p>Where do I save these files and where do I compile them? Should I compile this on my win 7 machine running visual studio 12 and then move it to the ubuntu vm?</p>
  
  <p>I read this SO question and answers but I guess I'm still missing the basics: <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12383237/loading-csv-file-into-hbase-table-using-mapreduce">Loading CSV File into Hbase table using MapReduce</a></p>
  
  <p>I can't find anything covering these basic hadoop/hbase logistics. Any help would be greatly appreciated.</p>