diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8526068..2499fa8 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -140,6 +140,17 @@ func ChangePassword(username, oldpass, newpass string) bool {
 	return true
 	
 }
+
+func GetUserid(username string) int64 {
+	var i int64
+	q:=fmt.Sprintf("select userid from %s_auth where username=$1", c.TablePrefix)
+	err:=c.db.Get(&i, q, username)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("scsusers.getUserId: Error loading user: %s : %s\n", username, err.Error())
+		return 0
+	}
+	return i
+}
 func LoadUser(username string) (UserData, error) {
 	var u UserData
 	q:=fmt.Sprintf("select data from %s_userdata where username=$1", c.TablePrefix)