Index: Abstract.php
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--- Abstract.php	(revision 9574)
+++ Abstract.php	(working copy)
@@ -1049,7 +1049,72 @@
         @Zend_Loader::loadClass($this->_rowsetClass);
         return new $this->_rowsetClass($data);
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Fetches all result rows as an array of key-value pairs.
+     *
+     * The first column is the key, the second column is the
+     * value.
+     *
+     * Honors the Zend_Db_Adapter fetch mode.
+     *
+     * @param array                             $columns    Array of columns, this must be 2 columns.
+     * @param string|array|Zend_Db_Table_Select $where      OPTIONAL An SQL WHERE clause or Zend_Db_Table_Select object.
+     * @param string|array                      $order      OPTIONAL An SQL ORDER clause.
+     * @param int                               $count      OPTIONAL An SQL LIMIT count.
+     * @param int                               $offset     OPTIONAL An SQL LIMIT offset.
+     * @return Zend_Db_Table_Rowset_Abstract The row results per the Zend_Db_Adapter fetch mode.
+     */
+    public function fetchPairs(array $columns, $where = null, $order = null, $count = null, $offset = null)
+    {
+        if (count($columns) != 2) {
+            require_once "Zend/Db/Table/Exception.php";
+            throw new Zend_Db_Table_Exception("Exactly 2 columns must be provided to build key => value pairs");
+        }
 
+        if (!($where instanceof Zend_Db_Table_Select)) {
+            $select = $this->select()->from($this, $columns);
+            
+            if ($where !== null) {
+                $this->_where($select, $where);
+            }
+
+            if ($order !== null) {
+                $this->_order($select, $order);
+            }
+
+            if ($count !== null || $offset !== null) {
+                $select->limit($count, $offset);
+            }
+
+        } else {
+            $where->from($this, $columns);
+
+            if ($order !== null) {
+                $this->_order($where, $order);
+            }
+
+            if ($count !== null || $offset !== null) {
+                $where->limit($count, $offest);
+            }
+
+            $select = $where;
+        }
+
+        $rows = $this->getAdapter()->fetchPairs($select);
+
+        $data  = array(
+            'table'    => $this,
+            'data'     => $rows,
+            'readOnly' => $select->isReadOnly(),
+            'rowClass' => $this->_rowClass,
+            'stored'   => true
+        );
+
+        Zend_Loader::loadClass($this->_rowsetClass);
+        return new $this->_rowsetClass($data);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Fetches one row in an object of type Zend_Db_Table_Row_Abstract,
      * or returns Boolean false if no row matches the specified criteria.