show error in create reserve dialog

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/src/webex/pages/confirm-create-reserve.tsx b/src/webex/pages/confirm-create-reserve.tsx
index f957364c4..7d543860f 100644
--- a/src/webex/pages/confirm-create-reserve.tsx
+++ b/src/webex/pages/confirm-create-reserve.tsx
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ class ExchangeSelection extends ImplicitStateComponent<ExchangeSelectionProps> {
     if (this.statusString()) {
       return (
         <p>
-          <strong style={{color: "red"}}>{i18n.str`A problem occured, see below. ${this.statusString()}`}</strong>
+          <strong style={{color: "red"}}>{this.statusString()}</strong>
         </p>
       );
     }
@@ -515,12 +515,9 @@ class ExchangeSelection extends ImplicitStateComponent<ExchangeSelectionProps> {
       console.dir(r);
     } catch (e) {
       console.log("get exchange info rejected", e);
-      if (e.hasOwnProperty("httpStatus")) {
-        this.statusString(`Error: request failed with status ${e.httpStatus}`);
-      } else if (e.hasOwnProperty("errorResponse")) {
-        const resp = e.errorResponse;
-        this.statusString(`Error: ${resp.error} (${resp.hint})`);
-      }
+      this.statusString(`Error: ${e.message}`);
+      // Re-try every 5 seconds as long as there is a problem
+      setTimeout(() => this.statusString() ? this.forceReserveUpdate() : undefined, 5000);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/webex/wxBackend.ts b/src/webex/wxBackend.ts
index 0d1c2d8ca..2f249af44 100644
--- a/src/webex/wxBackend.ts
+++ b/src/webex/wxBackend.ts
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ async function dispatch(req: any, sender: any, sendResponse: any): Promise<void>
     try {
       sendResponse({
         error: "exception",
-        hint: e.message,
+        message: e.message,
         stack,
       });
     } catch (e) {