diff --git a/database/database.cpp b/database/database.cpp
index f0148e594..725af6a2f 100644
--- a/database/database.cpp
+++ b/database/database.cpp
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 
 Database::Database(const char* host,const char* user,const char* pass) : mNumCol(0)
 {
-	mDBPass=pass;
-	mHost=host;
-	mUser=user;
+	mDBPass	= pass;
+	mHost	= host;
+	mUser	= user;
 }
 
 Database::~Database()
@@ -17,68 +17,80 @@ Database::~Database()
 bool Database::getNull(const char* colName)
 {
 	int index;
-	if(getColNumber(colName,&index))
+
+	if (getColNumber(colName,&index))
 	{
-		return(getNull(index));
+		return getNull(index);
 	}
+
 	return true;
 }
 
 char* Database::getStr(const char* colName,std::string& retStr)
 {
 	int index;
-	if(getColNumber(colName,&index))
+
+	if (getColNumber(colName,&index))
 	{
-		return(getStr(index,retStr));
+		return getStr(index,retStr);
 	}
-	return(NULL);
+
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 int32 Database::getInt(const char* colName)
 {
 	int index;
-	if(getColNumber(colName,&index))
+
+	if (getColNumber(colName,&index))
 	{
-		return(getInt(index));
+		return getInt(index);
 	}
-	return(0);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 float Database::getFloat(const char* colName)
 {
 	int index;
-	if(getColNumber(colName,&index))
+
+	if (getColNumber(colName,&index))
 	{
-		return(getFloat(index));
+		return getFloat(index);
 	}
-	return(0);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 bool Database::getBool(const char* colName)
 {
 	int index;
-	if(getColNumber(colName,&index))
+
+	if (getColNumber(colName,&index))
 	{
-		return(getBool(index));
+		return getBool(index);
 	}
-	return(0);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int Database::getBinary(const char* colName,unsigned char* buf,int maxSize)
 {
 	int index;
-	if(getColNumber(colName,&index))
+
+	if (getColNumber(colName,&index))
 	{
 		return(getBinary(index,buf,maxSize));
 	}
+
 	return(0);
 }
 
-std::vector<unsigned char> Database::getBinary(const char* colName)
+std::vector<unsigned char> Database::getBinary(const std::string& strColName)
 {
 	int index;
 
-	if (getColNumber(colName,&index))
+	if (getColNumber(strColName.c_str(), &index))
 	{
 		return getBinary(index);
 	}
@@ -86,37 +98,44 @@ std::vector<unsigned char> Database::getBinary(const char* colName)
 	return std::vector<unsigned char>();
 }
 
+std::string Database::getStrBinary(const std::string& strColName)
+{
+	// YYY Could eliminate a copy if getStrBinary was a template.
+	return strCopy(getBinary(strColName.c_str()));
+}
+
 uint64 Database::getBigInt(const char* colName)
 {
 	int index;
-	if(getColNumber(colName,&index))
+
+	if (getColNumber(colName,&index))
 	{
-		return(getBigInt(index));
+		return getBigInt(index);
 	}
-	return(0);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
-
-
 // returns false if can't find col
 bool Database::getColNumber(const char* colName,int* retIndex)
 {
-	for(unsigned int n=0; n<mColNameTable.size(); n++)
+	for (unsigned int n=0; n<mColNameTable.size(); n++)
 	{
-		if(strcmp(colName,mColNameTable[n].c_str())==0)
+		if (strcmp(colName,mColNameTable[n].c_str())==0)
 		{
 			*retIndex=n;
 			return(true);
 		}
 	}
-	return(false);
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 #if 0
 int Database::getSingleDBValueInt(const char* sql)
 {
 	int ret;
-	if( executeSQL(sql) && startIterRows()
+	if ( executeSQL(sql) && startIterRows()
 	{
 		ret=getInt(0);
 		endIterRows();
@@ -134,7 +153,7 @@ int Database::getSingleDBValueInt(const char* sql)
 float Database::getSingleDBValueFloat(const char* sql)
 {
 	float ret;
-	if(executeSQL(sql) && startIterRows() && getNextRow())
+	if (executeSQL(sql) && startIterRows() && getNextRow())
 	{
 		ret=getFloat(0);
 		endIterRows();
@@ -152,7 +171,7 @@ float Database::getSingleDBValueFloat(const char* sql)
 char* Database::getSingleDBValueStr(const char* sql,std::string& retStr)
 {
 	char* ret;
-	if(executeSQL(sql) && startIterRows())
+	if (executeSQL(sql) && startIterRows())
 	{
 		ret=getStr(0,retStr);
 		endIterRows();
diff --git a/database/database.h b/database/database.h
index 8d6bcb8f9..835aa99c3 100644
--- a/database/database.h
+++ b/database/database.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include "../src/types.h"
+#include "../src/utils.h"
 
 #define SQL_FOREACH(_db, _strQuery)		\
 	if ((_db)->executeSQL(_strQuery))	\
@@ -58,12 +59,15 @@ public:
 	// get Data from the current row
 	bool getNull(const char* colName);
 	char* getStr(const char* colName,std::string& retStr);
+	std::string getStrBinary(const std::string& strColName);
 	int32 getInt(const char* colName);
 	float getFloat(const char* colName);
 	bool getBool(const char* colName);
+
 	// returns amount stored in buf
-	int getBinary(const char* colName,unsigned char* buf,int maxSize);
-	std::vector<unsigned char> getBinary(const char* colName);
+	int getBinary(const char* colName, unsigned char* buf, int maxSize);
+	std::vector<unsigned char> getBinary(const std::string& strColName);
+
 	uint64 getBigInt(const char* colName);
 
 	virtual bool getNull(int colIndex)=0;