source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/V8.cs

@@ -156,6 +156,13 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
         /// then zip it all up into a single archive file and then erase the temporary folder
         /// </summary>
         private async void DoExport()
+        { 
+            //Show progress form
+            ProgressForm progress = new ProgressForm();
+            progress.Show();
+            progress.StartedImport();
+            progress.Append("Exporting data to AyaNova server @ " + util.ApiBaseUrl);
+            try
             {
                 Map.Clear();
 
@@ -167,18 +174,13 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
              
                  */
 
-            //Show progress form
 
-            ProgressForm progress = new ProgressForm();
-            progress.Show();
-            progress.StartedImport();
-            progress.Append("Exporting data to AyaNova server @ " + util.ApiBaseUrl);
 
 
                 //Export in correct order:
 
                 //ERASE DB
-            var a = await util.PostAsync("License/PermanentlyEraseAllData", "I understand");
+                var a = await util.PostAsync("License/PermanentlyEraseAllData", "\"I understand\"");
                 if (!a.HttpResponse.IsSuccessStatusCode) { MessageBox.Show("Error erasing database: \n" + a.HttpResponse.ReasonPhrase); return; }
 
                 //TAGS
@@ -208,6 +210,12 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
 
 
                 progress.Append("Export completed");
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                progress.Append("Export failed with error:");
+                progress.Append(ex.Message);
+            }
             progress.FinishedImport();
 
             //-----------------------------------

source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/util.cs

@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
 
             HttpResponseMessage response = await client.SendAsync(requestMessage);
             var responseAsString = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+            if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+            {
+                throw new Exception(responseAsString + "\n" + response.ReasonPhrase);
+            }
 
             return new ApiResponse() { HttpResponse = response, ObjectResponse = Parse(responseAsString) };
         }