protected void checkForConsignmentApprovals()
        {
            string errMsg = string.Empty;
            string statusMsg = string.Empty;
            string cEmailID = (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(Request.QueryString["eid"]))? Request.QueryString["eid"].ToString() : "";
            string dbErr =
            (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(Request.QueryString["dbErr"]))? Request.QueryString["dbErr"].ToString() : "";
            string funkShun =
            (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(Request.QueryString["f"]))? Request.QueryString["f"].ToString() : "";

            if (funkShun == "approveconsignor")
            {
                if (dbErr == "")
                {
                    statusMsg = "Consignor [ " + cEmailID + " ] approved.";
                    lblStatusMsg.CssClass = "statusMsg";
                }
                else
                {
                    statusMsg = "DB error on Consignor Approval: [ " + cEmailID + " ]. Please try again.";
                    lblStatusMsg.CssClass = "errMsg";
                }

                lblStatusMsg.Visible = true;
                lblStatusMsg.Text = statusMsg;
            }

            mySqlConnector mySqlConn = new mySqlConnector();

            if (mySqlConn.isInitialized())
            {
                //--	now check db for pending approvals
                if (mySqlConn.checkForPending_C_Approvals())
                {
                    HyperLinkField userId = new HyperLinkField();
                    userId.HeaderText = "UserId";
                    userId.DataTextField = "emailaddress";
                    userId.DataNavigateUrlFields = new string[] { "emailaddress", "userId" };
                    userId.DataNavigateUrlFormatString = "~/admin/approveConsignor.aspx?eid={0}&uid={1}&aid=" + Session["emailAddress"].ToString();
                    //userId.SortExpression = "emailaddress";
                    gvConsingorApproveList.Columns.Add(userId);

                    BoundField firstname = new BoundField();
                    firstname.ReadOnly = true;
                    firstname.HeaderText = "First";
                    firstname.DataField = "firstname";
                    //firstname.SortExpression = "firstname";
                    gvConsingorApproveList.Columns.Add(firstname);

                    BoundField lastname = new BoundField();
                    lastname.ReadOnly = true;
                    lastname.HeaderText = "Last";
                    lastname.DataField = "lastname";
                    //lastname.SortExpression = "lastname";
                    gvConsingorApproveList.Columns.Add(lastname);

                    BoundField address1 = new BoundField();
                    address1.ReadOnly = true;
                    address1.HeaderText = "Address";
                    address1.DataField = "address1";
                    //address1.SortExpression = "address1";
                    gvConsingorApproveList.Columns.Add(address1);

                    BoundField address2 = new BoundField();
                    address2.ReadOnly = true;
                    address2.HeaderText = "Address2";
                    address2.DataField = "address2";
                    //	address2.SortExpression = "address2";
                    gvConsingorApproveList.Columns.Add(address2);

                    BoundField city = new BoundField();
                    city.ReadOnly = true;
                    city.HeaderText = "City";
                    city.DataField = "city";
                    //city.SortExpression = "city";
                    gvConsingorApproveList.Columns.Add(city);

                    BoundField state = new BoundField();
                    state.ReadOnly = true;
                    state.HeaderText = "State";
                    state.DataField = "state";
                    //state.SortExpression = "state";
                    gvConsingorApproveList.Columns.Add(state);

                    BoundField zip = new BoundField();
                    zip.ReadOnly = true;
                    zip.HeaderText = "Zip";
                    zip.DataField = "zip";
                    //	zip.SortExpression = "zip";
                    gvConsingorApproveList.Columns.Add(zip);

                    BoundField phoneNumber = new BoundField();
                    phoneNumber.ReadOnly = true;
                    phoneNumber.HeaderText = "Phone";
                    phoneNumber.DataField = "phoneNumber";
                    //phoneNumber.SortExpression = "phoneNumber";
                    gvConsingorApproveList.Columns.Add(phoneNumber);

                    BoundField createDate = new BoundField();
                    createDate.ReadOnly = true;
                    createDate.HeaderText = "__date";
                    createDate.DataField = "created";
                    //phoneNumber.SortExpression = "phoneNumber";
                    gvConsingorApproveList.Columns.Add(createDate);

                    gvConsingorApproveList.DataSource = null;
                    gvConsingorApproveList.Dispose();
                    gvConsingorApproveList.DataSource = mySqlConn.ds;
                    gvConsingorApproveList.DataBind();
                    consingorApproveList.Visible = true;
                }
                else
                {
                    noConsignors.Text = mySqlConn.connErrMsg;
                    noConsignors.Visible = true;
                }
            }
            else
            {
                errMsg = "db connection error!";
                displayFormErrors(errMsg);
            }

            mySqlConn.deInitialize();
        }