Java SE (Java Platform, Standard Edition)

I'm developing software which will retrieve some information from a database, but I'd like to have a text field which will be display "Working" whilst the system is getting the data. The user will activate this part by selecting the table name from a JTree.

So, I've added the text field, set it's text, but when the user selects the table name from the JTree, the text field doesn't update. When the system's finished, and I set the text field to "Waiting" - that works ok.

Some example code (off the top of my head, as I'm not at work):

// Set the text in the text field.
lblStatus.setText("Waiting");

// Do something.

// Now get the info from the database.
lblStatus.setText("Working");     // This line not working!
fillTable();    // Call method to get data.
lblStatus.setText("Waiting");     // This line does work.

If I print to the bebug window at those points, it works fine - it's just the text field that isn't updated.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Adrian Johnson

Windows XP Pro SP2, Java 1.5 update 5, NetBeans 4.1