> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 2:08 PM, Art Heimsoth
> <artst...@artheimsoth.com> wrote:
>
>>> For your specific problem here, I would write my own timed
>>> message
>>>
>> dialog. When using it, send a reference to the executing dialog
>> to your timed message dialog. In your timed message,
>> periodically check back to see if the other dialog is still
>> alive. Quit the
>>
>
>>> timed message if you discover the other dialog is ended.
>>>
>>
>> I tried to start a second dialog and then use WinTimer in that
>> dialog, with
>>
>> the intention of setting a shared variable from the main dialog
>> when I wanted
>>
> the second dialog to end. The second dialog would put up a panel
> that includes a "Cancel" button to allow manual cancellation if
> necessary.
> The problem I am running into is I have not found a way to allow
> the main dialog to regain control and continue to do work while the
> timer is running. I can cancel the second dialog with the "Cancel"
> and that is when the first dialog resumes operation. What am I
> missing? I have the second dialog defined with the STYLE
> DS_MODALFRAME - should it be something else?
>
>
> Well I don't think I'd use DS_MODALFRAME, but that has nothing to
> do with your problem.
>
>
> It is most likely the way you are starting the second dialog. If
> you use execute(), the method will not return until the second
> dialog ends, and your first dialog can not continue until execute()
> returns.
>
>
> You need to use popup() to start the second dialog. The popup()
> method returns immediately and your first dialog can continue
> working.
>
That was the problem.. thanks again for your help.
--
Art Heimsoth - artst...@artheimsoth.com
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