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diff --git a/FS/FS/Record.pm b/FS/FS/Record.pm
index 677348728..e4bc6c562 100644
--- a/FS/FS/Record.pm
+++ b/FS/FS/Record.pm
@@ -577,6 +577,8 @@ sub get_real_fields {
             qq-( $column $op "" )-;
           }
         }
+      } elsif ( $op eq '!=' ) {
+        qq-( $column IS NULL OR $column != ? )-;
       #if this needs to be re-enabled, it needs to use a custom op like
       #"APPROX=" or something (better name?, not '=', to avoid affecting other
       # searches
@@ -2800,6 +2802,22 @@ sub scalar_sql {
   defined($scalar) ? $scalar : '';
 }
 
+=item count [ WHERE ]
+
+Convenience method for the common case of "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM table", 
+with optional WHERE.  Must be called as method on a class with an 
+associated table.
+
+=cut
+
+sub count {
+  my($self, $where) = (shift, shift);
+  my $table = $self->table or die 'count called on object of class '.ref($self);
+  my $sql = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $table";
+  $sql .= " WHERE $where" if $where;
+  $self->scalar_sql($sql);
+}
+
 =back
 
 =head1 SUBROUTINES