Fix #23977: Allow creating a table with non-existent external location #23994
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Description
Skip throwing the exception (External location must be a directory) when location doesn't exist yet
Motivation and Context
Fixes #23977
Impact
Users will now be able to create an external table even if the location does not exist yet and write to the table using Presto.
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