Open MxDialog Snippet

///<summary>Use the ShowDialog to open an MxDialog.</summary>
///  
///<param name="application">An IApplication interface.</param>
///<param name="esriMxDlgID">An esriMxDlgIDs enumeration that is the type of dialog to open. Example: ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.esriMxDlgIDs.esriMxDlgOptions</param>
///   
///<remarks>Refer to the EDN document http://edndoc.esri.com/arcobjects/9.1/default.asp?url=/arcobjects/9.1/ComponentHelp/esriArcMapUI/esriMxDlgIDs.htm for a listing of available esriMxDlgIDs that can be used as the esriMxDlgID parameter.</remarks>
public void OpenMxDialog(ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.IApplication application, ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.esriMxDlgIDs esriMxDlgID)
{
  if(application == null)
  {
    return;
  }
  System.Int32 dialogID = (System.Int32)esriMxDlgID; // example: ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.esriMxDlgIDs.esriMxDlgOptions

  if (!application.IsDialogVisible(dialogID))
  {
    System.Object optionalParam = System.Type.Missing;
    application.ShowDialog(dialogID, ref optionalParam);
  }
}

'''<summary>Use the ShowDialog to open an MxDialog.</summary>
'''  
'''<param name="application">An IApplication interface.</param>
'''<param name="esriMxDlgID">An esriMxDlgIDs enumeration that is the type of dialog to open. Example: ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.esriMxDlgIDs.esriMxDlgOptions</param>
'''   
'''<remarks>Refer to the EDN document http://edndoc.esri.com/arcobjects/9.1/default.asp?url=/arcobjects/9.1/ComponentHelp/esriArcMapUI/esriMxDlgIDs.htm for a listing of available esriMxDlgIDs that can be used as the esriMxDlgID parameter.</remarks>
Public Sub OpenMxDialog(ByVal application As ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.IApplication, ByVal esriMxDlgID As ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.esriMxDlgIDs)

  If application Is Nothing Then
    Return
  End If

  Dim dialogID As System.Int32 = CInt(esriMxDlgID) ' example: ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.esriMxDlgIDs.esriMxDlgOptions

  If (Not application.IsDialogVisible(dialogID)) Then
    Dim optionalParam As System.Object = System.Type.Missing
    application.ShowDialog(dialogID, optionalParam)
  End If

End Sub