ProgressDialog (ich seh nichts :) )

Thread progressbar = new Thread(myThread);
progressbar.start();

private Runnable myThread = new Runnable(){

        @Override
        public void run() {
            
            Looper.prepare();
//            Looper.loop();
            
            int counter = 1000000;
                 try {
                     ProgressDialog dialog = ProgressDialog.show(imagedbService.this, "", 
                             "Loading. Please wait...", true);
                     dialog.show();
                     while(counter > 0){

                         Thread.sleep(50);
                         counter--;
                     }
                     dialog.dismiss();
                     
                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }

            }
    };

/** Called when the activity is first created. */
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
            super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        
        final ProgressDialog dialog = ProgressDialog.show(imagedbService.this, "", 
                 "Loading. Please wait...", true);
        
        new Thread() {
       
                public void run() {

                        try{
                            int counter = 350;
                             while(counter > 0){
         
                                  Thread.sleep(50);
                                  counter--;
                              }                            
                        } catch (Exception e) { }

                        dialog.dismiss();
                }
    
        }.start();
        
        
        List<Image> images = null;
                
        if(true){
            images = getPhotosFromURL(urlToPhotos, imageDBService);
        }
//        else{
//            getPhotosFromDatabase();
//            //wird eventuell noch implementiert! Ich lasse es vorerst drin
//        }
        

        
        //Binding the apdater to the listView
        listView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.list);
        customListAdapter = new com.bla.blubb.CustomListAdapter(this, images);
        listView.setAdapter(customListAdapter);    
    }