How do I show the ArcGIS Layer Properties dialog?

[GeorgeFaraj]

Hello,

I am trying to figure out if this is possible or not. My application is using the ArcGIS SDK to show a map. It is a standalone application, not a Desktop Add-in. I am required to be able to modify layer properties and symbology from within my application. So, instead of re-making the whole dialog (I'd like to invest my time in the added content, and not reinvent the wheel), I was wondering if there was a way I could just invoke the dialog that's available in the ArcMap application. I do not want to have the ArcGIS Desktop installed in the client's machine, though.

Is this at all possible?

Thanks!
George Faraj
gfaraj@harriscomputer.com

[ChaoWang]

Maybe the documentation with sample below would help:

How to add a context menu using the Visual Studio Integration tools
http://help.arcgis.com/en/sdk/10.0/arcobjects_net/conceptualhelp/index.html#//0001000000v9000000

Implementing a property page for an ArcGIS Engine application
http://help.arcgis.com/en/sdk/10.0/arcobjects_net/conceptualhelp/index.html#//00010000037z000000

Regards,
Chelsea

[GeorgeFaraj]

So basically, I have to create the window from scratch with a little help from the SDK.

Thanks.

[PeterYurkosky1]

This is not possible unless you have ArcGIS Desktop installed. The layer property pages are found in the CartoUI assembly. The CartoUI assembly is not part of an Engine installation; it's a Desktop-only assembly:

http://help.arcgis.com/en/sdk/10.0/arcobjects_net/componenthelp/index.html#/ArcObjects_namespaces/00...

[GeorgeFaraj]

Ok, thanks. I would like to suggest making it part of the engine in the future.