diff --git a/include/database/class_noalyss_sql.php b/include/database/class_noalyss_sql.php
index 174a464ab..1ac6c3c9e 100644
--- a/include/database/class_noalyss_sql.php
+++ b/include/database/class_noalyss_sql.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ abstract class Noalyss_SQL
         $pk=$this->primary_key;
         $this->$pk=$p_id;
 	// check that the definition is correct
-	if (count($this->name) != count($this->type) {
+	if (count($this->name) != count($this->type) ){
 		throw new Exception (__FILE__." $this->table Cannot instantiate");
 	}
         /* Initialize an empty object */
@@ -227,6 +227,16 @@ abstract class Noalyss_SQL
         $sql.=" where ".$this->primary_key." = $".$idx;
         $this->cn->exec_sql($sql, $array);
     }
+     public function set_pk_value($p_value)
+     {
+         $pk=$this->primary_key;
+           $this->$pk=$p_value;
+     }
+    public function get_pk_value()
+    {
+        $pk=$this->primary_key;
+          return $this->$pk;
+    }
 
     public function load()
     {