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Mark asked on 20 Jun 2011, 01:36 PM
I have a thread that connects to a service. All is well there. I am able to show MessageBox and forms from it.

The problem occurs when I try to plug in the desktopalert to show a message instead of using a form or MessageBox.  I get a black box down next to my task manager and if I click it I get an non response message fom windows.

How can I show an alert from a thread which isn't the main thread? I do not want to use backgroundworker and my component doesn't have Invoke() available.

Thank you.

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Boryana
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answered on 23 Jun 2011, 12:24 PM
Hello Chris,

Thank you for contacting us.

Our controls, including RadDesktopAlert, must be shown in the primary UI thread. You will be able to implement your scenario with standard MS controls, such as Forms and MessageBoxes, since they do not share static instances, such as themes.

I hope you find this information useful. Let me know if you have further questions.

Kind regards,
Boryana
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answered on 15 May 2013, 05:07 PM
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Reza
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answered on 07 Dec 2019, 04:31 PM

hi

i have a thread outside of UI(main) thread, and i want show radDesktopAlert on it, but radAlert not show

new MethodInvoker(new Action(() =>
{
    radAlert.Show();
})).Invoke();

can you help me about it?

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Dess | Tech Support Engineer, Principal
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answered on 10 Dec 2019, 01:08 PM | edited on 12 Jan 2023, 11:45 AM
Hello, Reza, 

I have prepared a sample project for your reference demonstrating how to show a RadDesktopAlert from another thread. The key part is using a MethodInvoker to protect your code from cross-thread operations and show the alerts in the UI thread rather than the background one.

Please give the attached application a try and see how it works on your end.

I hope this information helps. If you need any further assistance please don't hesitate to contact me. 

Regards,
Dess | Tech Support Engineer, Sr.
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