object xyz = cmd.ExecuteScalar().ToString();
	if (xyz != null)
	{
YOURURL = xyz.ToString();
blah blah blah blah... never get to this cause i get the same error as soon as i use executescalar.
	}

string sql = "Select Shorttext from Picklist where Text = '" + country + "' and PicklistID = 'Country'";

Sage.Entity.Interfaces.IContact contact = this.BindingSource.Current as Sage.Entity.Interfaces.IContact;
string CountryDialCode ="";
if (contact.Address.Country != null)
{
string country = contact.Address.Country;
Sage.Platform.Data.IDataService _dataService =  ParentWorkItem.Services.Get();
string sql = "Select Shorttext from Picklist where Text = '" + country + "' and PicklistID = 'kSYST0000388'";
using (System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection conn = (System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection)_dataService.GetConnection())
{
conn.Open();
System.Data.IDbCommand cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
cmd.CommandText = sql;

object xyz = cmd.ExecuteScalar().ToString();
	if (xyz != null)
	{
		CountryDialCode = xyz.ToString();
	}
}
}
if (contact != null)
{
DialButton2.OnClientClick = string.Format("window.open('http://api.aptela.com/callback?u=XXXXXUSER&g=XXXGROUP&n=011"+ CountryDialCode +"%20{0}');", contact.Mobile);
}