Have you tried tracing this through the debugger?

>Yes, the code snippet is :
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> Private Sub View_BatchDetail_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
>
> ' this routine executes the sql stmt
> ' and displays the data in the grid
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>code here to find and fill the dataset
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> If dsResults.Tables("BatchDetail").Rows.Count > 0 Then
> ' bind the data grid to the dataset
> dgdResults.DataSource = dsResults
>
> ' expand the grid and show the data immediately
> dgdResults.Expand(-1)
>
> ' go to the first record
> dgdResults.NavigateTo(0, "BatchDetail")
> Else
> ' the MsgBox always displays if there are no matching records
> MsgBox("There are no records matching your search criteria.")
> Me.Close()
> End If
> Catch
> UnhandledExceptionHandler()
> End Try
>
> End Sub