Index: trunk/ippToPsps/jython/scratchdb.py
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--- trunk/ippToPsps/jython/scratchdb.py	(revision 37450)
+++ trunk/ippToPsps/jython/scratchdb.py	(revision 38794)
@@ -130,4 +130,20 @@
 
         return filterID
+
+    '''
+    Get the fitModelID from FitModel table based on model name
+    '''
+    def getFitModelID(self, name):
+        
+        sql = "SELECT fitModelID FROM FitModel WHERE name = '" + name + "'"
+        try:
+            rs = self.executeQuery(sql)
+            rs.first()
+            fitModelID = rs.getInt(1)
+        except:
+            self.logger.errorPair("No fitModelID found for model name", name)
+            fitModelID = -1
+
+        return fitModelID
 
     '''