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A directory table, typically used to provide Snowflake access to unstructured datafiles, can be added to any external stage that you create. You can query the directory table to retrieve file URLs to access files in the referenced storage, as well as other metadata.
create or replace stage ext_stage_dellecs
url='s3compat://snowflake/dellecs/iris/'
endpoint='<Dell ECS On-Prem endpoint>'
credentials=(
AWS_KEY_ID='<Dell ECS Access key>'
AWS_SECRET_KEY='<Dell ECS Secret Key>'
)
directory=(
Enable=true
);