drupal-fields

I can add an extra field to the registration. What I need to know is what step do I need to take to then grab that input and insert it into the user table of drupal. The code below is in my module this adds just a field to the form, but when its submitted it doesnt do anything with the data. function perscriptions_user($op, &$edit, &$account, $category = NULL){ if ($op == 'register') { $form['surgery_address'] = array ( '#type' => 'textarea', '#title' => t('Surgery Address'), '#required' => TRUE, ); return $form; } if ($op == 'update') { // … } } As reported in hook_user() documentation : $op

I'm essentially trying to create my first field type module using the new Drupal 7 Field API. I've managed to get it to display correctly in the "edit" view. However, when I try to save some data it only saves the first character. Here's the module: <?php function youtubefield_field_info() { return array( 'youtubefield_video' => array( 'label' => t('Youtube video'), 'description' => t('This field stores a youtube video ID and displays the video associated with it'), 'settings' => array( 'max_length' => 11, ), 'instance_settings' => array( 'text_processing' => false, ), 'default_widget' =>