Index: trunk/core/units/general/cat_dbitem.php
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diff -u -r3617 -r3709
--- trunk/core/units/general/cat_dbitem.php	(.../cat_dbitem.php)	(revision 3617)
+++ trunk/core/units/general/cat_dbitem.php	(.../cat_dbitem.php)	(revision 3709)
@@ -355,6 +355,27 @@
 		}
 		return $columns;
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns item's primary image data
+	 *
+	 * @return Array
+	 */
+	function getPrimaryImageData()
+	{
+		$sql = 'SELECT *
+				FROM '.TABLE_PREFIX.'Images
+				WHERE (ResourceId = '.$this->GetDBField('ResourceId').') AND (DefaultImg = 1)';
+		$image_data = $this->Conn->GetRow($sql);
+		if (!$image_data) {
+			// 2. no primary image, then get image with name "main"
+			$sql = 'SELECT *
+				FROM '.TABLE_PREFIX.'Images
+				WHERE (ResourceId = '.$this->GetDBField('ResourceId').') AND (Name = "main")';
+			$image_data = $this->Conn->GetRow($sql);
+		}
+		return $image_data;
+	}
 }
 
 ?>
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