Display SQL message in VB .net messagebox

Hi, i'm a VB\SQL newbie
I have been searching for an answer to this for the last half a day, and have yet to find the solution... and i know it is possible.

I would like to display the SQL Server 2008 messages (e.g. ???? Rows affected, or any error message) in a message box in a VB .net app, so that the operator knows that the SQL query was successful.

i would be grateful for any ideas.

TIA