...velopers of third-party modules, and other plugins, to help them switch to XMLDB. ==What is XMLDB and how can it help you==

...'ve just downloaded DBDesigner 4 so that I can start getting my head round XMLDB. ...quick go at creating an install.xml file both manually and using the XMLDB editor. It works really nice - if all 3rd party developers stick to using the inst

XMLDB is Moodle's database abstraction layer -- it is the library of code that le ...Currently you will find documents both belonging to the [[:Category:XMLDB|XMLDB]] category and to the general [[:Category:Developer|Developer]] and [[:Cate

[[Development:XMLDB Documentation|XMLDB Documentation]] > XMLDB column types <th>'''XMLDB Type'''</th>

[[Development:XMLDB Documentation|XMLDB Documentation]] > XMLDB key and index naming ...page will try to explain a bit how all those objects will be named by the XMLDB generators in a compressive way.

* Don't forget to read carefully the complete documentation about [[XMLDB Creating new DDL functions|creating new DDL functions]] before playing with ...e 1.7 release. Also, it's a very good idea to use the [[XMLDB editor|XMLDB Editor]] itself to generate automatically the desired PHP code. Just play with it!

==XMLDB editor== ''Site administration > Development > XMLDB editor''

$dbman = $DB->get_manager(); // loads ddl manager and xmldb classes ...'t forget to read carefully the complete documentation about [[Development:XMLDB creating new DDL functions|creating new DDL functions]] before playing with

...LDB_defining_an_XML_structure#The_XMLDB_editor|database definition (XMLDB) editor]]. # In order to guarantee [[Development:XMLDB problems#Table and column aliases - the AS keyword|cross-db compatibility]]

...break the minor numbers of things I decided to keep both supported in the XMLDB Schema. :Good idea! I'll prevent creation of new "float" fields from the XMLDB Editor. Then, in the future we'll be able to change the existing ones to the "numb

:This file, which you should [[XMLDB editor|create with the XMLDB editor]], should contain the definition for your mdl_question_myqtype table, with ...three columns col1, col2 and newcol. You modify this file using the XMLDB editor.

...umentation|XMLDB Documentation]] > [[Development:XMLDB roadmap|Roadmap]] > XMLDB Creating new DDL functions Once the [[XMLDB Defining one XML structure|XMLDB Structure]] has been well defined and we are able to abstract any DB model

...umentation|XMLDB Documentation]] > [[Development:XMLDB roadmap|Roadmap]] > XMLDB Creating new DDL functions ----__NOTOC__ ...information for previous Moodle version, take a look to the [[Development:XMLDB creating new DDL functions - pre 2.0|pre 2.0]] page.

...page contains information related to the process of development of the new xmldb/ddl/dml stuff coming with Moodle 2.0. It describes how the process has been :6. XMLDB editor should fully work now

...ling of a language pack is a good idea, but when working with the language editor (in admin menu and the new to implement one at the bottom of the screen) t ...load it into the built-in editor to check it is OK. This is how the XMLDB editor works.''--[[User:Tim Hunt|Tim Hunt]] 09:13, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

...XMLDB editor|XMLDB editor]] in ''Site administration > Development > XMLDB editor''

...ake much sense unless you first read [[Development:XMLDB_Documentation|the XMLDB documentation]]. Please read it first if you would like to join the effort ...es below are grouped into 2 main blocks, [[Development:XMLDB_Documentation|XMLDB]] and [[wikipedia:Data_Manipulation_Language|DML]], to keep them organised.

[[Development:XMLDB Documentation|XMLDB Documentation]] > [[Development:XMLDB roadmap|Roadmap]] > Defining one XML structure == The XMLDB editor ==

...API. Defining databases with XML that can only be edited with the built in editor sucks. We should not repeat that choice.''--[[User:Tim Hunt|Tim Hunt]] 04:5 ...mple, when you have to edit an XMLDB file by hand becuase the stupid XMLDB editor is buggy, you find yourself editing stuff like

...s defined, edited and upgraded using the [[Development:XMLDB_Documentation|XMLDB]] system. ...entation in HTML format by going to Administration -> Development -> XMLDB editor and then clicking on the [Doc] links.