diff --git a/sys/db/db_pdo.php b/sys/db/db_pdo.php
index 06ecc29..279c2e1 100644
--- a/sys/db/db_pdo.php
+++ b/sys/db/db_pdo.php
@@ -162,10 +162,7 @@ abstract class DB_PDO extends PDO {
 	{
 		if (is_array($ident))
 		{
-			for($i = 0, $count = count($ident); $i < $count; $i++)
-			{
-				$ident[$i] = $this->quote_ident($ident[$i]);
-			}
+			return array_map(array($this, 'quote_ident'), $ident);
 		}
 
 		// Split each identifier by the period
diff --git a/sys/db/drivers/mysql.php b/sys/db/drivers/mysql.php
index 80f5fe3..3957dd3 100644
--- a/sys/db/drivers/mysql.php
+++ b/sys/db/drivers/mysql.php
@@ -136,10 +136,7 @@ class MySQL extends DB_PDO {
 	{
 		if (is_array($ident))
 		{
-			for($i = 0, $count = count($ident); $i < $count; $i++)
-			{
-				$ident[$i] = $this->quote_ident($ident[$i]);
-			}
+			return array_map(array($this, 'quote_ident'), $ident);
 		}
 		
 		// Split each identifier by the period
diff --git a/sys/db/query_builder.php b/sys/db/query_builder.php
index 612b7df..377f4fa 100644
--- a/sys/db/query_builder.php
+++ b/sys/db/query_builder.php
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ class Query_Builder {
 		{
 			$result = $this->db->query($sql);
 		}
-		elseif ( ! empty($this->select_string))
+		
+		// Set the select string
+		if ( ! empty($this->select_string))
 		{
 			// Replace the star with the selected fields
 			$sql = str_replace('*', $this->select_string, $sql);
@@ -90,6 +92,8 @@ class Query_Builder {
 		{
 			$sql = $this->sql->limit($sql, $limit, $offset);
 		}
+		
+		//echo $sql."<br />";
 
 		return $this->db->query($sql);
 	}
@@ -114,6 +118,7 @@ class Query_Builder {
 			if (stripos($field, 'as') !== FALSE)
 			{
 				$fields_array[$key] = preg_split('`as`i', $field);
+				$fields_array[$key] = array_map('trim', $fields_array[$key]);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -121,7 +126,7 @@ class Query_Builder {
 		$safe_array = array_map(array($this->db, 'quote_ident'), $fields_array);
 
 		// Join the strings back together
-		for($i = 0, $c = count($safe_array); $i < $count; $i++)
+		for($i = 0, $c = count($safe_array); $i < $c; $i++)
 		{
 			if (is_array($safe_array[$i]))
 			{
@@ -130,6 +135,8 @@ class Query_Builder {
 		}
 
 		$this->select_string = implode(', ', $safe_array);
+		
+		//echo $this->select_string."<br />";
 
 		return $this;
 	}
diff --git a/tests/databases/firebird.php b/tests/databases/firebird.php
index 9c4272f..e96b275 100644
--- a/tests/databases/firebird.php
+++ b/tests/databases/firebird.php
@@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ class FirebirdTest extends UnitTestCase {
 		$this->assertTrue(is_resource($query));
 	}
 	
+	function TestQBSelectGet()
+	{
+		$query = $this->qb->select('id, key as k, val')->get('create_test', 2, 1);
+
+		$this->assertTrue(is_resource($query));
+
+	}
+	
 	function TestPreparedStatements()
 	{
 		$sql = <<<SQL
diff --git a/tests/databases/sqlite.php b/tests/databases/sqlite.php
index 48902cc..01fc692 100644
--- a/tests/databases/sqlite.php
+++ b/tests/databases/sqlite.php
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ SQL;
 
 	function TestQBSelectGet()
 	{
-		$query = $this->qb->select('id, key as k, val')->get('create_test');
+		$query = $this->qb->select('id, key as k, val')->get('create_test', 2, 1);
 
 		$this->assertIsA($query, 'PDOStatement');
 
diff --git a/tests/test_dbs/FB_TEST_DB.FDB b/tests/test_dbs/FB_TEST_DB.FDB
index f7e36f7..7dcb545 100755
Binary files a/tests/test_dbs/FB_TEST_DB.FDB and b/tests/test_dbs/FB_TEST_DB.FDB differ