hi,

Use the GridView.RowUpdating event instead and do something like this:
Protected Sub GridView1_RowUpdating(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.GridViewUpdateEventArgs) Handles GridView1.RowUpdating
Dim gvr As GridViewRow = GridView1.Rows(e.RowIndex)

Dim chk As CheckBox = CType(gvr.Cells(2).Controls(0), CheckBox)

If chk.Checked Then
'Create email message
End If
End Sub

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