+my $exporttext = $pay_batch->export_batch(%opt);
+unless ($exporttext) {
+ http_header('Content-Type' => 'text/html' );
+ $exporttext = <<EOF;
+<SCRIPT>
+alert('Batch was empty, and has been resolved');
+window.top.location.href = '${p}search/pay_batch.cgi?magic=_date;open=1;intransit=1;resolved=1';
+</SCRIPT>
+EOF
+}
+