[support] possible to update existing field type?

[Ashley Hall]

Thanks, Walt. 

I tested a bit and copied the data from the existing table field_data_field_twitter_name into the new table field_data_new_twitter_field for 10 users. However, only data that I manually enter into the field through the standard UI gets rendered on the user profile page (or elsewhere via views). Is it possible that twitter_username module is using multiple tables? And if so, could you (or anyone) help me figure out any other tables that I might need to update in order to make the new field work properly?

Many thanks!
Ashley


On Jun 1, 2014, at 9:54 AM, Walt Daniels <wdlists at gmail.com> wrote:

> Changing field types is not easy. The best is to add a new field of the right type, copy the data to it and then delete the old field. There is no UI for copying from one field to another so you have to do that by writing code or using PhpMyAdmin.
> 
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> On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 8:21 AM, Ashley Hall <knowledges33ker at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a custom field on my user profile pages where users can enter their Twitter user name. When the user's profile is rendered (either on the user profile page itself or via views) I would like to rewrite this field so that it links to the user's twitter profile following the patternhttp://twitter.com/[field_twitter_name].
> 
> I discovered the twitter username project on DO yesterday (https://drupal.org/project/twitter_username) and this would help me accomplish the objective, especially for new users. However, we currently have ~900 active users on our site. 
> 
> Is there a way to create a new field and update its tables with the existing user's twitter names? Or is there a way to change the field type from it's current setting of "Text field" to the new type made available by the twitter username project "Twitter username"?
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Ashley
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