Add support for more field types to schema API

Created on 10 August 2008, over 16 years ago
Updated 1 April 2025, 1 day ago

The handbook page on data types
http://drupal.org/node/159605

It seems (to me) to indicate that you can only use pre-ordained types in Drupal 6

- this would prevent things like:
* Boolean type
* enum type
* spatial data types

There is a discussion specifically about location data here:
http://groups.drupal.org/node/7558#comment-26055

Which suggests it may be possible to add new data types - is this possible for D6?

It would be great if the handbook could be updated to show how this can be done :-)

If these types can't be used with the Schema API - is there any recommendation on how best to proceed?

Presumable one could just use db_query() to create and maintain such tables ...

Again - some documentation would be useful.

Thanks - and let me know if I can help.

✨ Feature request
Status

Postponed: needs info

Version

11.0 πŸ”₯

Component

database system

Created by

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§United Kingdom seanburlington

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  • πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈUnited States smustgrave

    Thank you for sharing your idea for improving Drupal.

    We are working to decide if this proposal meets the Criteria for evaluating proposed changes. There hasn't been any discussion here for over 8 years which suggests that this has either been implemented or there is no community support. Your thoughts on this will allow a decision to be made.

    Since we need more information to move forward with this issue, the status is now Postponed (maintainer needs more info). If we don't receive additional information to help with the issue, it may be closed after three months.

    Thanks!

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