I have the code to work with the new field in the DB all ready and tested. To test it I just created a new column in the user table manually. Is there a way to do it automatically on install?

I.E. bbpress creates a bunch of tables and fields when it is first activated, how can I alter what tables are created and what columns they possess?

[@fel64 Member 16 years, 10 months ago]

You can use plugin scripts, but this is a terrible idea. This is exactly what the wp_/bb_usermeta table is for.