sub save {
    my $self  = shift;
    my $table = shift; 
    my $args  = shift; # this is your hash of fields and values
    my @place = ();
    my @field = ();
    my @value = ();
#
# insert into table
#
    foreach (keys %{$args}) {
	push @place, '?';
	push @field, $_;
	push @value, $args->{$_};
    }
    my $string = qq[ insert
            into   $table
                   ( ] . join(' ,', @field) . qq[ )
            values ( ] . join(' ,', @place) . qq[ )
        ];
    $self->error_to_log("$string");
    my $id = $self->db_do($string
        ,  \@value
        
    );

    return ($id);

}

sub db_do {
    my $self         = shift;
    my $string       = shift;
    my $placeholders = shift;
    
    my $id;
    
    $self->error_to_log("$string");
    
    my $cursor = $self->dbh->prepare($string);
    
    $cursor->execute(@{ $placeholders });

    if ($string =~ /^\s?insert/i) {
	$id = $self->dbh->{'mysql_insertid'};
	$self->error_to_log("ID $id",1);
    }
    return ( $id );
}