Trying to pass variable from 1 Function to Another to Put in Array within same Model

[eluser]jshultz[/eluser]
Ok, that sounds really confusing. What I'm trying to do is this. I've got a function that uploads/resizes photos to the server. It stores the paths in the DB. I need to attach the id of the business to the row of photos.

Here's what I have so far:

Code:

function get_bus_id() {
        $userid = $this->tank_auth->get_user_id();
        $this->db->select('b.id');
        $this->db->from ('business AS b');
        $this->db->where ('b.userid', $userid);
        return $this->db->get();
    }

That get's the id of the business. Then, I have my upload function which is below:

Code:

/* Uploads images to the site and adds to the database. */
    function do_upload() {
        
        $config = array(
            'allowed_types' => 'jpg|jpeg|gif|png',
            'upload_path' => $this->gallery_path,
            'max_size' => 2000
        );
        
        $this->load->library('upload', $config);
        $this->upload->do_upload();
        $image_data = $this->upload->data();
        
        $config = array(
            'source_image' => $image_data['full_path'],
            'new_image' => $this->gallery_path . '/thumbs',
            'maintain_ratio' => true,
            'width' => 150,
            'height' => 100
        );
        
        $this->load->library('image_lib', $config);
        $this->image_lib->resize();
        
        $upload = $this->upload->data();
        $bus_id = $this->get_bus_id();
        
        $data = array(
            'userid' => $this->tank_auth->get_user_id(),
            'thumb' => $this->gallery_path . '/thumbs/' . $upload['file_name'],
            'fullsize' => $upload['full_path'],
            'busid'=> $bus_id['query'],
        );
        
        echo var_dump($bus_id);
        
        $this->db->insert('photos', $data);
    }

The problem I'm getting is the following:

Fatal error: Cannot use object of type CI_DB_mysql_result as array in /home/welcomet/public_html/application/models/gallery_model.php on line 48

I've tried all sorts of ways to get the value over, but my limited knowledge keeps getting in the way. Any help would be really appreciated.