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background worker cancel problem

I have a search function that runs in a background worker which can run
long.. I want the user to be able to cancel that then run another search...
but sometimes it throws an exception saying

System.InvalidO perationExcepti on: This BackgroundWorke r is currently busy
and cannot run multiple tasks concurrently.

What I did before the search button was pressed again was check if the
worker is busy and if it is cancel the current search then start another...
now how can i make sure the worker isnt workering before trying to start
another? Even though I cancelled the work some work might still be
processing before it realizes its cancelled and thats what seems to be
causing the error... thanks!
Jan 7 '08 #1
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