theKey = new DatabaseEntry(vendorName.getBytes("UTF-8"));
} catch (IOException willNeverOccur) {}
// Convert the Vendor object to a DatabaseEntry object
// using our SerialBinding
dataBinding.objectToEntry(theVendor, theData);
// Put it in the database. These puts are transactionally protected
// (we're using autocommit).
myDbEnv.getVendorDB().put(null, theKey, theData);
}