diff --git a/lib/dao/dao.class.php b/lib/dao/dao.class.php
index 3a4b6eb371..6650d9cc67 100755
--- a/lib/dao/dao.class.php
+++ b/lib/dao/dao.class.php
@@ -1421,6 +1421,20 @@ class sql
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create '>='.
+     * 
+     * @param  string $value 
+     * @access public
+     * @return object the sql object.
+     */
+    public function ge($value)
+    {
+        if($this->inCondition and !$this->conditionIsTrue) return $this;
+        $this->sql .= " >= " . $this->quote($value);
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create '<'.
      * 
@@ -1435,6 +1449,20 @@ class sql
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create '<='.
+     * 
+     * @param  mixed  $value 
+     * @access public
+     * @return object the sql object.
+     */
+    public function le($value)
+    {
+        if($this->inCondition and !$this->conditionIsTrue) return $this;
+        $this->sql .= " <= " . $this->quote($value);
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create "between and"
      *