diff --git views.module views.module
index 699511d..85a3de2 100644
--- views.module
+++ views.module
@@ -880,7 +880,6 @@ function views_get_view($name, $reset = FALSE) {
   return $view->clone_view();
 }
 
-
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Views debug helper functions
 
@@ -1151,6 +1150,51 @@ function views_embed_view($name, $display_id = 'default') {
 }
 
 /**
+* Get the result of a view.
+*
+* @param string $name
+*      The name of the view to retrieve the data from.
+* @param string $display_id
+*      The display id. On the edit page for the view in question, you'll find
+*      a list of displays at the left side of the control area. "Defaults"
+*      will be at the top of that list. Hover your cursor over the name of the
+*      display you want to use. An URL will appear in the status bar of your
+*      browser. This is usually at the bottom of the window, in the chrome.
+*      Everything after #views-tab- is the display ID, e.g. page_1.
+ * @param ...
+ *   Any additional parameters will be passed as arguments.
+* @return
+*      array
+*          An array containing an object for each view item.
+*/
+function views_get_view_result($name, $display_id = NULL) {
+  $args = func_get_args();
+  array_shift($args); // remove $name
+  if (count($args)) {
+    array_shift($args); // remove $display_id
+  }
+
+  $view = views_get_view($name);
+  if (is_object($view)) {
+    if (is_array($args)) {
+      $view->set_arguments($args);
+    }
+    if (is_string($display_id)) {
+      $view->set_display($display_id);
+    }
+    else {
+      $view->init_display();
+    }
+    $view->pre_execute();
+    $view->execute();
+    return $view->result;
+  }
+  else {
+    return array();
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * Export a field.
  */
 function views_var_export($var, $prefix = '', $init = TRUE) {