Database integration

[tormodg]

I'm spiffed by this:

Designed with versatility in mind, vBadvanced Dynamics is a highly configurable, multi-purpose product that can be used to catalog and display a database of just about anything*.

Tell me, does this mean that I can use vBdynamics to access other databases? Or can I create custom databases/db tables within vBdynamics?

The reason I ask is because I have some applications developed in non-php languages (ColdFusion, mostly) using mysql databases. Converting these into vBdynamics modules shouldn't be that hard, but I need to know what exactly is meant by "catalog and display a database". :)

[attroll]

Brian will have to answer this one to confirm this, but as of right now it only works with your VB database. He mentioned that he might later make it so it had it own database so that it was not incorperated into VB. However it will still need VB as this is an add-on to VB.

[tormodg]

Sorry if I am not clear enough. :)

I understand the requirement for vB (I've used CMPS for a looong time now). The question is whether it can be used to *query* other databases, or to set up custom tables within vBdynamics in order to create custom modules that does not only pull data from vB.

The quote above does seem to support the idea that you can create custom database tables.

[Brian]

The word 'database' there isn't really referring to MySQL databases so much. The description could say something more like "catalog and display a list of just about anything"... "Database" just seems like a more fitting word than "list" though.

[tormodg]

Okay. Can you help me define "list" in this context then. How would I go about explaining this to my fellow admins! :)

[Brian]

It's basically whatever you want it to be... On one of my personal sites, I'm using it to show a list of local DJ's, categorized by state. Then I'm using another instance to allow users to upload their own music or mixes with custom fields and such to allow them to describe the music, and then categorizing them by genre. If I get some time, then I may install another instance to be used for articles like event and music reviews.