diff --git a/uppsrc/Sql/SqlVal.cpp b/uppsrc/Sql/SqlVal.cpp
index 55a2a7781..5958c4bc2 100644
--- a/uppsrc/Sql/SqlVal.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/Sql/SqlVal.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ SqlCol SqlCol::As(const char *as) const
 	return name + SqlCase(MSSQL | PGSQL, " as ")(" ") + as;
 }
 
+SqlCol SqlId::Of(const char *of) const
+{
+	return of + ('.' + ToString());
+}
+
 SqlCol SqlId::Of(SqlId id) const
 {
 	return id.IsNull() ? ToString() : id.ToString() + '.' + ToString();
diff --git a/uppsrc/Sql/Sqlexp.h b/uppsrc/Sql/Sqlexp.h
index f692f4fac..996045a51 100644
--- a/uppsrc/Sql/Sqlexp.h
+++ b/uppsrc/Sql/Sqlexp.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ public:
 	String        operator~() const          { return ToString(); }
 
 	SqlCol        Of(SqlId id) const;
+	SqlCol        Of(const char *of) const;
 	SqlId         As(const char *as) const;
 	SqlId         As(SqlId id) const         { return As(~~id); }
 	SqlId         operator[](int i) const;
@@ -483,6 +484,7 @@ public:
 
 	operator SqlSet() const                           { return SqlSet(text, SqlSet::SETOP); }
 	operator SqlStatement() const                     { return SqlStatement(text); }
+	SqlVal   AsValue() const                          { return SqlVal(text, SqlVal::LOW); }
 
 	SqlSelect(Fields f);
 	SqlSelect(const SqlSet& s)                        { text = ~s; }