created an exception handler that creates a report and dispalys it to the user asking them to email it to twentycodes@gmail.com

Order Processor/src/com/TwentyCodes/java/OrderProcessor/OrderDB.java

@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ public class OrderDB {
 					||  array.get(i).getCustomerName().toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH).contains(text.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH)))
 				list.add(array.get(i));
 			
-			mListener.onProgressUpdate(i);
+			if(mListener != null)
+				mListener.onProgressUpdate(i);
 		}
 		return list;
 	}

Order Processor/src/com/TwentyCodes/java/OrderProcessor/UI/MainWindow.java

@@ -38,12 +38,16 @@ public class MainWindow extends JFrame implements ActionListener, ProgressListen
 	public static final boolean DEBUG = true;
 	private JProgressBar mProgressBar;
 	private String mCurrentFile;
+	private UncaughtExceptionHandler mExceptionReport = new UncaughtExceptionHandler(this.getClass());
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new MainWindow
 	 * @author ricky barrette
 	 */
 	public MainWindow() {
+		
+		Thread.setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler(mExceptionReport);
+		
 		setTitle("Twenty Codes, LLC Order Database");
 		JPanel panel = new JPanel();
 		
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ public class MainWindow extends JFrame implements ActionListener, ProgressListen
 		if(e.getSource() == mShowAllButton){
 			new ShowAllDialog(db.toString());
 		}
+		
 		if (e.getSource() == mSearchButton) {
 			new SearchDialog();
 		}
@@ -98,7 +103,7 @@ public class MainWindow extends JFrame implements ActionListener, ProgressListen
 		 */
 		if(e.getSource() == mLoadFileButton){
 			try {
-				if(fc.showOpenDialog(MainWindow.this) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
+				if(fc.showOpenDialog(MainWindow.this) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION){
 					db.setOnProgressListerner(this);
 					mProgressBar.setIndeterminate(true);
 					mCurrentFile = fc.getSelectedFile().toString();
@@ -117,6 +122,7 @@ public class MainWindow extends JFrame implements ActionListener, ProgressListen
 					});
 
 					pack();
+				}
 					
 			} catch (FileNotFoundException e1) {
 				// TODO Auto-generated catch block

Order Processor/src/com/TwentyCodes/java/OrderProcessor/UI/SearchDialog.java

@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ public class SearchDialog extends JFrame implements ActionListener, ProgressList
 	  */
 	@Override
 	public void onProgressUpdate(int progress) {
+		if(MainWindow.DEBUG)
+			System.out.println("search progress = "+ progress);
+		
 		progress++;
 		if(mProgressBar.isIndeterminate()) {
 			mProgressBar.setIndeterminate(false);

Order Processor/src/com/TwentyCodes/java/OrderProcessor/UI/ShowAllDialog.java

@@ -25,20 +25,41 @@ public class ShowAllDialog extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new ShowAllDialog
 	 */
-	public ShowAllDialog(String list){
+	public ShowAllDialog(final String list){
 		super();
-		setTitle("Show All Accounts");
+		setTitle("Show All Orders");
 		
+		initialize(list);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new ShowAllDialog
+	 */
+	public ShowAllDialog(String title, String body){
+		super();
+		setTitle(title);
+		
+		initialize(body);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * initializes the dialog's components
+	 * @param body
+	 * @author ricky barrette
+	 */
+	private void initialize(String body) {
 		JButton ok = new JButton("Ok");
 		ok.addActionListener(this);
 		
 		
 		JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane();
 		
-		JTextArea results = new JTextArea();
+		final JTextArea results = new JTextArea();
 		scrollPane.setViewportView(results);
+		
 		results.setEditable(false);
-		results.setText(list);
+		results.setText(body);
+		
 		this.getContentPane().add(scrollPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
 		this.getContentPane().add(ok, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
 		pack();

Order Processor/src/com/TwentyCodes/java/OrderProcessor/UI/UncaughtExceptionHandler.java

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/**
+ * UncaughtExceptionHandler.java
+ * @date Jan 6, 2011
+ * @author ricky barrette
+ * @author Twenty Codes, LLC
+ */
+package com.TwentyCodes.java.OrderProcessor.UI;
+
+/**
+ * An exception handler used to help report bugs in our applications 
+ * @author ricky barrette
+ */
+public class UncaughtExceptionHandler implements java.lang.Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler {
+	
+	private java.lang.Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler mDefaultUEH;
+	
+	@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+	private Class mApp;
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new UncaughtExceptionHandler
+	 * @param c
+	 * @author ricky barrette
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+	public UncaughtExceptionHandler(Class c) {
+		mApp = c;
+		mDefaultUEH = Thread.getDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler();
+	 }
+
+	/**
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see java.lang.Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler#uncaughtException(java.lang.Thread, java.lang.Throwable)
+	 * @author ricky barrette
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void uncaughtException(Thread t, Throwable e) {
+		new ShowAllDialog("We're Sorry....", getDebugReport(e));
+		mDefaultUEH.uncaughtException(t,e);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * generates a human readable report about the exception
+	 * @param e
+	 * @return
+	 * @author ricky barrette
+	 */
+	private String getDebugReport(Throwable e) {
+		
+		StackTraceElement[] theStackTrace = e.getStackTrace();
+		
+		StringBuffer report = new StringBuffer();
+		
+		report.append("We're sorry, but there was an error with your application.\n" +
+				" Please email this report to twentycodes@gmail.com to help make this application better. \n\n");
+		
+		report.append("--------- Application ---------\n\n");
+		
+		report.append(mApp.getName());
+		
+		report.append(" generated the following exception:\n\n");
+		
+		report.append(e.toString() + "\n\n");
+		
+		report.append("-------------------------------\n\n");
+		
+		report.append("--------- Stack trace ---------\n\n");
+		for (int i = 0; i < theStackTrace.length; i++) {
+			report.append("    " + theStackTrace[i].toString() + "\n");
+		}
+		report.append("-------------------------------\n\n");
+		
+		// If the exception was thrown in a background thread inside
+		// AsyncTask, then the actual exception can be found with getCause
+		report.append("--------- Cause ---------------\n\n");
+		Throwable cause = e.getCause();
+		if (cause != null) {
+			report.append(cause.toString() + "\n\n");
+			theStackTrace = cause.getStackTrace();
+			for (int i = 0; i < theStackTrace.length; i++) {
+				report.append("    " + theStackTrace[i].toString() + "\n");
+			}
+		}
+		report.append("-------------------------------\n\n");
+		
+		return report.toString();
+	}
+
+}