Shell() throws SWTException

[royalibrahim]

Hi,

The following code throws SWTException: Invalid thread access

MessageDialog.openError(new Shell(), "error", "invalid path");

which is being called inside a WorkspaceJob job thread

I have tried modifying this code as follows:

final Display display = new Display();
display.syncExec (new Runnable () {
public void run () {
MessageDialog.openError(display.getDefault().getActiveShell(), "error", "invalid path");
}
});

but no vain, how to solve this issue?

[royalibrahim]

ok, I solved the problem by changing WorkspaceJob to WorkbenchJob :)