active record - simple mysql statement but not working

[eluser]CI MikeD[/eluser]
eh,the joy was shortlived. Above statement produces

Code:

ending = 'DATE_ADD(CURRENT_DATE,INTERVAL 1 DAY)'

but it should be

Code:

ending = DATE_ADD(CURRENT_DATE,INTERVAL 1 DAY)

, without simple quotes. I checked some thread and some people have simmilar problems. So there is no way (i do not want to write helpers or modify CI code) active record can produce this without active record adding single quotes? It would be "shame" to not use active record for such a small issue,i really like it

Or did i miss something?