How to use Snowflake identifier function to reference a stage object - sql

Question

I can descrbie a stage w/ the identifier:
desc stage identifier('db.schema.stage_name');
But get an error when I try to use the stage with the at symbol syntax
Have tried these variations but no dice so far:
list #identifier('db.schema.stage_name');
list identifier('#db.schema.stage_name');
list identifier('db.schema.stage_name');
list identifier(#'db.schema.stage_name');
list identifier("#db.schema.stage_name");

Answer 1

The use of IDENTIFIER may indicate the need to query/list content of a stage with stage name provided as variable.
An alternative approach could be usage of directory tables:
Directory tables store a catalog of staged files in cloud storage. Roles with sufficient privileges can query a directory table to retrieve file URLs to access the staged files, as well as other metadata.
Enabling directory table on the stage:
CREATE OR REPLACE STAGE test DIRECTORY = (ENABLE = TRUE);
ALTER STAGE test REFRESH;
Listing content of the stage:
SET var = '#public.test';
SELECT * FROM DIRECTORY($var);
Output:
+---------------+------+---------------+-----+------+----------+
| RELATIVE_PATH | SIZE | LAST_MODIFIED | MD5 | ETAG | FILE_URL |
+---------------+------+---------------+-----+------+----------+