Re: [platform-swt-dev] New to Java and SWT

[Borja Martín <borja@xxxxxxxxxx>]

if you want to open a new window, just create a new instance of the Shell
class as you did before

At 13:09 31/10/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm taking a java class and one of the things i
> need to do for a final project is create a program that has 3 or 4
> queries over a database file.  For extra Credit we can turn this
> into a GUI.  We haven't gone over GUI at all and when we do it will
> be SWING.  However, i would like to do this in SWT.  I've been
> looking at some samples, and have created my first screen.  This
> screen allows the user to enter a Id and Password to connect to the
> database.  Conceptually this is what i would like to do
>  
> Display  Signon Screen.  Connect to
> database when button is pressed. 
> Then display a second screen that has the
> available options.  ie list team info by owner id, etc,
> etc.   As i press  a button for each query  on the
> same panel, i would like to display instructions and the corresponding
> text fields etc for enter my search criteria..
> After entering search criteria, i would like to
> display a new window showing results.  
>  
> Now the problem is that i don't have a clue how
> to create a new window.  When i try to do this, i get a 'Thread
> exception'.  I think it has to do with needing to use syncExec and
> runnable, but i can't really figure out how to take what i have currently
> and implement this.  
>  
> Can someone provide me a simple example of a 2
> window application.  
>  
> here is what i have currently.  keep in
> mind it doesn't really do anything yet, i'm just trying to figure out the
> GUI part.   
>  
> Thanks 
>  
> Mike

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