User interaction while running a logout hook

Question

Hi:
I've completed my very first scripting project - copying files from a user's bootcamp partition to an external drive to act as a daily backup.
It's a simple copy command that's set to copy the user's windows directory and to ignore any errors (those nasty windows .dat files). Works perfectly when I logout, no trouble at all.
Because this will be implemented for users with basic techno skills, I'd like to introduce a little user interaction into the script. I wrote a whole script to that includes applescripting to pop up dialog boxes, let the user choose if he/she wants the back to proceed, tell them how long it will take, etc.
On it's own as an application, this works fine, however I can't get it to work as part of the logout script. I'm assuming since the finder has quit, dialog boxes from the Applescript won't display?
Is there a way to get around this so I can run the script as part of the logouthook and have display dialogs/user interaction? My goal is for this to all happen automatically at logout/shutdown/restart with the user only having to select one of these options and not have to run a separate application.
Thanks

Answer 1

Hello
What I usually do when I know a procedure will take long, I change the cursor style before I call the procedure with:
set_application_property(cursor_style, 'BUSY');
and after the call to the procedure, you set it back to default.
set_application_property(cursor_style, 'DEFAULT');
I don't really have an answer for your problem, but this is another way to do it.
So I Hope this help.
Karine