Question

Here is my code & probelm.

static Throwable t= null;
static String responseFromServer = "";
static Activity a ; 
static Handler mHandler = new Handler();

public static String sendToServer(final Activity act, final String data)
{    
      progDailog =  ProgressDialog.show(act, "", " Please wait...", true);
      progDailog.setCancelable(true); //BUT this not displaying 

        Thread th =  new Thread()
         {
         public void run(){
              try{
                  // .........code ... SENDING data to server

                responseFromServer  = httpclient.execute(httppost, new BasicResponseHandler()).trim();  
                mHandler.post(showResponse);
                }
              catch (Exception e)
                {
                  t = e;
                  e.printStackTrace(); 
                   progDailog.dismiss();
                  mHandler.post(exception);
                 }  
                }
              };
             th.start();
             th.join();

     return responseFromServer;  
    }

     private static  Runnable showResponse = new Runnable()
   {  
    public void run(){
        Toast.makeText( a, responseFromServer, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        progDailog.dismiss();
    }
    }; 

   private static  Runnable exception = new Runnable()
  {  
    public void run(){
        Toast.makeText( a, t + " ", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        progDailog.dismiss();
    }
    }; 

Why progressdialog is not getting displayed ?
And Where is the correct place to display it ?

Answer 1

progressDialog.show() can be executed only from the UI thread.
just do the following:
instead of:

  progDailog =  ProgressDialog.show(act, "", " Please wait...", true);

use this code:

  a.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {

            @Override
            public void run() {
                progDailog =  ProgressDialog.show(act, "", " Please wait...", true);

            }
        });       

same thing with the dismiss() method