[TYPO3-mvc] Replacing/exchanging a field if a specific extension is loaded

[Thomas "Thasmo" Deinhamer]

Am 15.06.2010 01:16, schrieb Thomas "Thasmo" Deinhamer:
> Hello folks,
>
> what's the usual way of swapping a TCA field
> to a more advanced field, if a specific extension is loaded?
>
> Imagine there's a TCA field 'author varchar(255)' where someone could
> enter the author's name. But now if e.g. tt_address is installed, it
> would be cooler to have a 'select' field to choose an address/contact from.
>
> How could I solve this the best way?
>
> The main concern I have, is about the SQL definition and the naming of
> the field. Should I call the field 'author_name' if the extension is not
> installed and call it 'author' if it IS installed?
>
> Are there any best practices?
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Thomas

Excuse me, I cought the wrong mailing list. :X

Thomas