diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Generated/Database.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Generated/Database.cs
index 9429e79a..70efd85d 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Generated/Database.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Generated/Database.cs
@@ -260,9 +260,9 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 			{
 				string strConn = VEPROMS_Connection; // If failure - Fail (Don't try to catch)
 				// Attempt to make a connection 
+				SqlConnection cn = new SqlConnection(strConn);
 				try
 				{
-					SqlConnection cn = new SqlConnection(strConn);
 					cn.Open();
 					return cn;
 				}
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 					}
 					else
 					{
+						Open a MesageBox so the user is given some feedback that the connection has failed.
+						ReportInnermostException(exsql,strConn);
 						throw new ApplicationException("Failure on Connect", exsql);
 					}
 				}
@@ -299,6 +301,20 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Open a MessageBox with the exception type, the connection string and the exception message
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="ex">exception being processed</param>
+		/// <param name="conn">connection string</param>
+		private static void ReportInnermostException(Exception ex, string conn)
+		{
+			// walk up the exception stack to find the innermost exception.
+			while (ex.InnerException != null)
+				ex = ex.InnerException;
+			System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(string.Format("{0}\r\n\r\nConnection String ={1}", ex.Message,conn)
+				,"PROMS - " + ex.GetType().FullName, System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons.OK, System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
+			System.Diagnostics.Process.GetCurrentProcess().Kill();
+		}
 		public static void PurgeData()
 		{
 			try