function execute($request)
{
$user = $request->getUser();
$noteDao = DAORegistry::getDAO('NoteDAO');
$note = $noteDao->newDataObject();
$note->setUserId($user->getId());
$note->setContents($this->getData('newNote'));
$note->setAssocType($this->getAssocType());
$note->setAssocId($this->getAssocId());
return $noteDao->insertObject($note);
}