private BidPK EMPejbCreate(Connection dbConn, Statement dbStmt, User owner, Item item, int amount) 
throws CreateException, SQLException, RemoteException
{
    CheckBidValid( dbConn, dbStmt, item, amount );
    UserPK ownerPK = (UserPK) owner.getPrimaryKey();   
    fOwnerId = ownerPK.fId;
    fOwnedId = owner.AllocateOwnedId();
    ItemPK itemPK = (ItemPK) item.getPrimaryKey();
    fItemKey1 = itemPK.fOwnerId;
    fItemKey2 = itemPK.fOwnedId;
    fAmount = amount;
    fBidTime = Calendar.getInstance().getTime().getTime();
    fDirty = false;
        
    String insertSpec = "insert into BidTbl ";
    insertSpec += "(ownerId, ownedId, itemKey1, itemKey2, amount, bidTimeHi, bidTimeLo) values ";
    insertSpec += "(";
    insertSpec += SQLForm( fOwnerId )   + ",";
    insertSpec += SQLForm( fOwnedId )   + ",";
    insertSpec += SQLForm( fItemKey1 )  + ",";
    insertSpec += SQLForm( fItemKey2 )  + ",";
    insertSpec += SQLForm( fAmount )    + ",";
    insertSpec += SQLFormHi( fBidTime ) + ",";
    insertSpec += SQLFormLo( fBidTime );
    insertSpec += ")";
    dbStmt.executeUpdate( insertSpec );
    return new BidPK( fOwnerId, fOwnedId );
}