Modal progress dialog

Hi all
I am having an interesting problem that hopefully some java guru can help me with. I would like to display a modal dialog while I do some database processing. The problem of course is that once you have shown the modal dialog, nothing can be done until it is disposed. Any ideas gratefully received.

One way to do this is to create a new thread to do your database processing. This thread can then update the progress bar as it executes.

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Basically, I want the following:
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- Work is performed
- Progress dialog is hidden
- Msg is displayed to the user
Right now, the progress dialog is shown but not fully painted until all the work is performed.
How can I get the dialog to display and be updated as the work progresses?
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Problem with non modal ADM dialog

I have problem with focus and mouse and keyboard event passing to non modal dialog if some modal window was opened and closed on Windows platform.
I have this problem in my plugin, but also I did some tests with SDK WordFinder Plugin.There are 2 dialogs open there : CountDialog-non modal dialog and PromtDialog-modal one. I commented all lines in function DeleteCountDialog to leave this dialog on the screen. So, first, when "create page map" menu is selected, CountDialog is appearing and stays on the screen. At this stage, it can be moved and get focus when is clicked.After that, I click on "find word by word offset" and then PromtDialog is appearing. when I close Promtdialog by clicking on OK or Cancel, CountDialog is "freezing" - means, it can not be moved and does not get focus when I click on it.
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thanks in advance,
Lidia.

Thanks a lot for your response.
I did changes as you recommended, but still have the same result.
So I have WordFinder from Acrobat SDK 8 with only one file changed:WordFinderDlg.cpp - see below.The result is the same:
1. I open Acrobat->Open some file
2. Click on "Advanced->Acrobat SDK->Word Finder->create Page Map" menu
3. "count" non Modal Dialog is opened and working and then stays on the screen and can be moved without problem.
4. Now I click on "Advanced->Acrobat SDK->Word Finder->find Word By Offset" - Modal Promt Dialog is opened. click some number and then click ok - choosen word is selected in Acrobat. From this moment, first "Count" dialog is frosen - can be selected, can not be moved.
The only workaround I see here is to create non Modal dialog every time I close Modal one.
Could you please advice ? May I please send to you project in zip ?
I really need it ASAP ?
thanks in advance,
Lidia.
ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
Copyright (C) 1994-2006 Adobe Systems Incorporated
All rights reserved.
NOTICE: Adobe permits you to use, modify, and distribute this file
in accordance with the terms of the Adobe license agreement
accompanying it. If you have received this file from a source other
than Adobe, then your use, modification, or distribution of it
requires the prior written permission of Adobe.
\file WordFinderDlg.cpp
- Implements a modeless progress dialog and a generic prompt dialog.
// Acrobat headers
#ifdef WIN_PLATFORM
#include "PIHeaders.h"
#endif
#include "ADMAcroSDK.h"
#include "resource.h"
Constants/Declarations
static ADMDialogRef countDialog;
static AVWindow gAVWindow = NULL;
// Global variables used for simplicity
const ASInt32 MaxLen = 80;
static char textStr[MaxLen];
static char titleStr[MaxLen];
static char msgStr[MaxLen];
Modeless Progress Dialog
/* UpdateCountDialog
** Updates the dialog with a new GUI function to show count number
void UpdateCountDialog(ASInt32 cnt)
ADMItemRef itemRef;
itemRef = sADMDialog->GetItem(countDialog, IDC_COUNT);
sADMItem->SetIntValue(itemRef, cnt);
sADMDialog->Update(countDialog);
/* CreateCountDialog
/** GUI function to delete the count dialog
void DeleteCountDialog(void)
// destroy dialog
/*if (countDialog) {
sADMDialog->Destroy(countDialog);
countDialog = NULL;
// Release ADM
ADMUtils::ReleaseADM();*/
/* SettingsCountDialogOnInit
** Called to initialize the the dialog controls
ASErr ASAPI CountDialogOnInit(ADMDialogRef dialogRef)
ADMItemRef itemRef;
itemRef = sADMDialog->GetItem(dialogRef, IDC_COUNT);
sADMItem->SetUnits(itemRef, kADMNoUnits);
sADMItem->SetIntValue(itemRef, 0);
return kSPNoError;
/* CreateCountDialog
** Creates the modeless dialog.
void CreateCountDialog(void)
// Initialize ADM.
ADMUtils::InitializeADM();
// Display modeless dialog.
countDialog = sADMDialog->Create(sADMPluginRef, "ADBE:Wordfinder", IDD_COUNT_DIALOG,
kADMNoCloseFloatingDialogStyle, CountDialogOnInit, NULL, NULL);
Generic Prompt Dialog
/* PromptOnOK
** Called when the user clicks OK. Stores the string entered by the
** user.
static void ASAPI PromptOnOK(ADMItemRef item, ADMNotifierRef inNotifier )
sADMItem->DefaultNotify(item, inNotifier);
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ADMItemRef item1 = sADMDialog->GetItem(dialog, ID_PROMPT_FIELD);
sADMItem->GetText(item1, textStr, MaxLen);
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AVAppEndModal();
AVWindowDestroy(gAVWindow);
/* PromptDialogOnInit
** Called to initialize the dialog controls.
ASErr ASAPI PromptDialogOnInit(ADMDialogRef dialogRef)
gAVWindow = AVWindowNewFromPlatformThing (AVWLmodal, AVWIN_WANTSKEY, NULL, gExtensionID, sADMDialog->GetWindowRef(dialogRef));
AVAppBeginModal (gAVWindow);
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sADMDialog->SetDefaultItemID(dialogRef, IDOK);
sADMDialog->SetCancelItemID(dialogRef, IDCANCEL);
ADMItemRef itemRef;
itemRef = sADMDialog->GetItem(dialogRef, IDOK);
sADMItem->SetNotifyProc(itemRef, PromptOnOK);
itemRef = sADMDialog->GetItem(dialogRef, ID_PROMPT_FIELD);
sADMItem->SetUnits(itemRef, kADMNoUnits);
sADMItem->SetMinIntValue(itemRef, 1);
itemRef = sADMDialog->GetItem(dialogRef, ID_PROMPT_NAME);
sADMItem->SetText(itemRef, msgStr);
return kSPNoError;
/* PromptForInfo
/** Generic prompt dialog that gets a text string from the user.
/** @return IDOK or IDCANCEL.
ASInt32 PromptForInfo(const char *title, const char *msg, char *buf, ASInt32 bufLen)
if (!buf || (bufLen == 0))
ASRaise (GenError(genErrBadParm));
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ADMUtils::InitializeADM();
// init data
buf[0] = 0;
strncpy(titleStr, title, sizeof(titleStr) - 1);
strncpy(msgStr, msg, sizeof(msgStr) - 1);
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ASInt32 rc = sADMDialog->Modal(sADMPluginRef, "ADBE:Wordfinder", IDD_PROMPT_DIALOG,
kADMModalDialogStyle, PromptDialogOnInit, NULL, NULL);
// get user input data
if (rc==IDOK)
strcpy(buf, textStr);
// Release ADM
ADMUtils::ReleaseADM();
return rc;

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thanks in advance,
a
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