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List:       bricolage-general
Subject:    Re: Changing field sizes in the database
From:       David Wheeler <david () kineticode ! com>
Date:       2005-10-18 22:08:29
Message-ID: 7D412DB1-38D5-439C-B063-EB2146B428CA () kineticode ! com
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On Oct 18, 2005, at 11:18 AM, Scott Lanning wrote:

>> How sorry would I be if I altered the story_instance table to make  
>> the "name" field longer? (This translates to "title" field in Bric  
>> Web GUI.)
>
> I'm guessing you'd also need to change maxlength
> in my_meths `name' entry in lib/Bric/Biz/Asset.pm .
> At a glance, bric_soap looks okay as-is.
> Can't think of anything else.
> Display in UI might mess up with wider field, dunno.
> Maybe necessary to change style.css if so.

Yes, you'd just need to change the maxlength as Scott says. It should  
work.

If I had this to do all over again, *all* fields would be unlimited  
in length.

Best,

David
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