diff --git a/pmd-eclipse/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/actions/PMDCheckProjectAction.java b/pmd-eclipse/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/actions/PMDCheckProjectAction.java
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+package net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.actions;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.PMDPlugin;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.PMDVisitor;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.preferences.PMDPreferencePage;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.util.Common;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.util.ProgressDialog;
+
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
+import org.eclipse.jface.action.IAction;
+import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.MessageDialog;
+import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.ProgressMonitorDialog;
+import org.eclipse.jface.preference.IPreferenceStore;
+import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ISelection;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IObjectActionDelegate;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPart;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchWindow;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchWindowActionDelegate;
+import sun.security.krb5.internal.crypto.c;
+import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
+
+/**
+ * Insert the type's description here.
+ * @see IWorkbenchWindowActionDelegate
+ */
+public class PMDCheckProjectAction implements IObjectActionDelegate {
+	IWorkbenchPart targetPart;
+	/**
+	 * The constructor.
+	 */
+	public PMDCheckProjectAction() {
+		super();
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * @see org.eclipse.ui.IObjectActionDelegate#setActivePart(IAction, IWorkbenchPart)
+	 */
+	public void setActivePart(IAction action, IWorkbenchPart targetPart) {
+		this.targetPart = targetPart;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Insert the method's description here.
+	 * @see IWorkbenchWindowActionDelegate#run
+	 */
+	public void run(IAction action)  {
+		String[] rulesetFiles = PMDPlugin.getDefault().getRuleSetsPreference();
+
+		PMDVisitor visitor = null;
+		try {
+			visitor = new PMDVisitor(rulesetFiles);
+			Common.PMD_DIALOG = new ProgressDialog(targetPart.getSite().getShell(), "PMD Status",  ProgressDialog.UNKNOWN);
+			Common.PMD_DIALOG.open();
+			PMDPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot().accept( visitor );
+			Common.PMD_DIALOG.close();
+			Common.PMD_DIALOG = null;
+			
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Insert the method's description here.
+	 * @see IWorkbenchWindowActionDelegate#selectionChanged
+	 */
+	public void selectionChanged(IAction action, ISelection selection)  {
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Insert the method's description here.
+	 * @see IWorkbenchWindowActionDelegate#dispose
+	 */
+	public void dispose()  {
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Insert the method's description here.
+	 * @see IWorkbenchWindowActionDelegate#init
+	 */
+	public void init(IWorkbenchWindow window)  {
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pmd-eclipse/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/util/Common.java b/pmd-eclipse/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/util/Common.java
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+++ b/pmd-eclipse/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/util/Common.java
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+package net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.util;
+
+/**
+ * @author David Craine
+ *
+ * To change this generated comment edit the template variable "typecomment":
+ * Window>Preferences>Java>Templates.
+ * To enable and disable the creation of type comments go to
+ * Window>Preferences>Java>Code Generation.
+ */
+public class Common {
+	public static ProgressDialog PMD_DIALOG;
+
+}
diff --git a/pmd-eclipse/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/util/ProgressDialog.java b/pmd-eclipse/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/util/ProgressDialog.java
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+++ b/pmd-eclipse/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/util/ProgressDialog.java
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+package net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.util;
+
+import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.Dialog;
+import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.ProgressIndicator;
+import org.eclipse.jface.window.ApplicationWindow;
+import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
+import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridData;
+import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridLayout;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Label;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Text;
+ 
+/**
+ * @author David Craine
+ *
+ * To change this generated comment edit the template variable "typecomment":
+ * Window>Preferences>Java>Templates.
+ * To enable and disable the creation of type comments go to
+ * Window>Preferences>Java>Code Generation.
+ */
+public class ProgressDialog extends ApplicationWindow {
+	private ProgressIndicator progressIndicator;
+	private Label label;
+	private Composite entryTable;
+	public static final int UNKNOWN = -1;
+	private int max=UNKNOWN;
+	private String title;
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Constructor for ProgressDialog.
+	 * @param parentShell
+	 */
+	public ProgressDialog(Shell parentShell, String title, int max) {
+		super(parentShell);
+		this.title = title;
+		
+	}
+		/**
+	 * @see org.eclipse.jface.window.Window#configureShell(Shell)
+	 */
+	protected void configureShell(Shell newShell) {
+		super.configureShell(newShell);
+		
+		newShell.setText(title);
+		entryTable = new Composite(newShell, SWT.NULL);
+		GridLayout layout = new GridLayout();
+		layout.numColumns = 1;
+		entryTable.setLayout(layout);
+
+		//create the label
+		label = new Label(entryTable, SWT.NULL);
+		label.setText("");
+		GridData data = new GridData(GridData.FILL_HORIZONTAL);
+		data.horizontalSpan = 1;
+		label.setLayoutData(data);
+		
+		progressIndicator = new ProgressIndicator(entryTable);
+		data = new GridData(GridData.FILL_HORIZONTAL);
+		data.horizontalSpan = 1;
+		data.verticalSpan = 10;
+		progressIndicator.setLayoutData(data);	
+		if (max==UNKNOWN)
+			progressIndicator.beginAnimatedTask();
+		else
+			progressIndicator.beginTask(max);
+		
+
+	}
+	
+	public void show() {
+		this.create();
+		this.getShell().setSize(300,200);
+		this.open();
+	}
+	
+
+	public void worked(double work) {
+		progressIndicator.worked(work);
+	}
+
+	public void setMessage(String msg) {
+		label.setText(msg);
+	}
+}