Information in postbit_legacy

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Hi all,

Is there any information available or any guides to turn to when I want to add information to the postbit_legacy field?

While searching vb.org I have found numerous references on how to include fields that were added as custom user profile fields, but what if the data I would like to expose resides in different tables than that? Is that at all possible without having to jump through major hoops and taking a hit in performance as a result, or would you advise me to just add an extra field to the user table, and periodically update that (with a cron job, for instance).

Any pointers would be appreciated :-)

Thanks.

Peter