protected int createNewAuthor(int user_id) { int new_author_id = 0; qLrn_Author author = new qLrn_Author(); author.ScopeID = 1; author.Created = DateTime.Now; author.CreatedBy = user_id; author.LastModified = DateTime.Now; author.LastModifiedBy = user_id; author.Available = "Yes"; author.MarkAsDelete = 0; author.AuthorName = txtName.Text; author.Available = rblAvailable.SelectedValue; author.Insert(); new_author_id = author.AuthorID; return new_author_id; }