help with dialog boxes

[aarong]

i am making a program where i need to constantly check for a change in the state of a socket, and i was wondering if there is any way to draw a dialog box so it allow me to use the OnIdle() function of the main class of my program, or if there is a similar function that is available through the CDialog class. i've tried drawing a modeless dialog, but it won't appear but for a fraction of a second. any help would be greatly appreciated. -Aaron

[Lost User]

I'm not sure if this is what you mean but if you try creating a second thread and attach a modal dialog box you should be able to create a loop that won't interupt your main application.

[Derek Lakin]

Another option is to handle the WM_KICKIDLE private MFC message, which is defined in afxpriv.h Your handler for this message would be the equivalent of OnIdle in your main class. Derek Lakin. Salamander Software Ltd.