the insert command is...
public function add($su,$see,$say,$fn,$ln,$s1,$s2,$s3,$s4,$s5,$s6,$s7,$s8) {
$query = "INSERT INTO subo (field1,field2,,field3,field4,field5,field6,field7,field8,field9,field10,field11,field12,field13) ";
$query .= "VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)";
$result = $this->db->exec($query,array($su,$see,$say,$fn,$ln,$s1,$s2,$s3,$s4,$s5,$s6,$s7,$s8));
// $this->copyFrom('POST');
// $this->save();
}