CRecordset and CDatabase problem

I have been trying to get a test db program to work.
Here is the proposed function for adding a record. This is not working at all... guidance is apprectiated.

Thanks

void CContactDBView::OnButtonAdd()
{
// TODO: Add your control notification handler code here
if(!m_pSet->IsOpen())
MessageBox("Database not open!");

if(!m_pSet->CanAppend())
MessageBox("Can't append to database");

m_pSet->AddNew();
m_pSet->m_Lastname = Lastname;
m_pSet->m_Firstname = Firstname;
m_pSet->m_email = email;
m_pSet->m_Notes = Notes;
m_pSet->m_Phone = Phone;
if(!m_pSet->Update())
MessageBox("Database NOT UPDATED!");
}