cneeland wrote
That makes a bit more sense, thanks...
So.... my DataProvider has this function declared in it:
        Public Overrides Function GenerateCIPNews(ByVal moduleId As Integer, ByVal portalId As Integer, ByVal title As String, ByVal description As String...)
            Return Convert.ToInt32(SqlHelper.ExecuteNonQuery(ConnectionString, GetFullyQualifiedName("GenerateCIPNews"), moduleId, portalId, title, description...))
        End Function

Is this how I would pass the return value to my app?
        Public Function GenerateCIPNews(ByVal objInfoCIPNews As CIPNewsInfo)
            If objInfoCIPNews.Description.Trim <> "" Then
                Return (DataProvider.Instance().GenerateCIPNews(objInfoCIPNews.ModuleId, objInfoCIPNews.PortalId, objInfoCIPNews.Title, objInfoCIPNews.Description...))
            Else
                Return Nothing
            End If
        End Function
BTW thanks for the prompt responses!
Caley