[development] (no subject)

[Adam Gregory]

I don't think there is a problem with it at all. I've done it before. That's
what its there for.

To build on Brian's comments though you should use it in conjunction with
hook_install/uninstall using db_add/drop_field in those functions and
letting the schema API know about it in hook_schema_alter
-----
Adam A. Gregory
Drupal Developer & Consultant
Web: AdamAGregory.com
Twitter: twitter.com/adamgregory
Phone: 910.808.1717
Cell: 919.306.6138


On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Brian Vuyk <brian at brianvuyk.com> wrote:

>  I don't see any problem with it, although I would add / remove the columns
> with hook_install() / hook_uninstall() rather than hook_schema_alter().
>
> Brian
>
>
> On 10-07-12 12:19 PM, nan wich wrote:
>
>  Is there an official stance on using hook_schema_alter to add columns to
> core tables? For example, we collect additional data on anonymous comments
> and want to actually save that data. Rather than creating another table (and
> subsequent JOINs), I'd just as soon stuff that data into the comments table,
> where it belongs. Should we ever disable comments (unlikely), we probably
> wouldn't mind losing that data too.
>
>
> *Nancy E. Wichmann, PMP*
>
> Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. -- Dr. Martin L.
> King, Jr.
>
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.drupal.org/pipermail/development/attachments/20100712/47cb1a35/attachment.html