Hi Mike

No the results get pushed in to a spreadsheet which download to the user.


>Are the results being displayed in a grid or something? If so, I'd rethink the MessageBox design and maybe go for more of a "No records were found" display in the grid. I put a MessageBox on one of the grids when there were no results and hated it.
>
>>Hi
>>
>>I want to display a message when there are not results from a stored procedure
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>>I thought I could use
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>>MessageBox.Show
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>>but I get this error
>>
>>
>>System.InvalidOperationException was unhandled by user code
>> Message="Showing a modal dialog box or form when the application is not running in UserInteractive mode is not a valid operation. Specify the ServiceNotification or DefaultDesktopOnly style to display a notification from a service application."
>> Source="System.Windows.Forms"
>> StackTrace:
>> at System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.ShowCore(IWin32Window owner, String text, String caption, MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxIcon icon, MessageBoxDefaultButton defaultButton, MessageBoxOptions options, Boolean showHelp)
>> at System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(String text)
>> at validation.export2.btnExportCSV0_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in D:\development\PsdGraphs\exportData.aspx.vb:line 113
>> at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
>> at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument)
>> at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument)
>> at System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument)
>> at System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData)
>> at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
>> InnerException:
>>
>>so how can i display this message
>>
>>Thanks