DWG TrueView Template Prompt

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We have had the same problem here with our TrueView-Web system! We have found a way to "fool" Trueview by associated acad 2004 DWG format to Trueview (by default, Trueview is associate to 2007 DWG format).

You can import the following registry keys to the machine that has the probelm and it should get rid of the template window;

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.dwg]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.dwg]
@="DWGTrueView.Drawing.16"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.dwg]
"Progid"="DWGTrueView.Drawing.17"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.dwg\OpenWithProgids]
"DWGTrueView.Drawing.16"=hex(0):

Like everything else, you should test it on a "test" machine first to see if this solution works for you. Don't want you to mess up any of your production machines as this is not an "Autodesk certify solutions".
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My solution: If the registry hack doesn't work, I install Voloview Express, uninstall VoloView Express, and then re-associate the .dwg extension with the TrueView program. Presto! So far, I'm batting 1000. Maybe it will work for you guys.

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If I save the drawing locally and open it the dialog box doesn't appear.

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i found i had to match the dwg version to the reg key, ie we are using version 15 dwg files so i changed the 16 to a 15 (for autocad 2000 files).

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1. Ran the true view app to create the user setup bit
2. ran this vb script


Option Explicit
Dim objShell, strRoot, strModify, strDelete,objFSO,objFile


strRoot = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.dwg\OpenWithProgids\DWGTrueView.Drawing.15"
' Create the Shell object
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strModify = objShell.RegWrite(strRoot,"","REG_SZ")


strRoot="HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.dwg\Progid"
strModify = objShell.RegWrite(strRoot,"DWGTrueView.Drawing.17")
strRoot="HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dwg\"
'strDelete = objShell.RegDelete(strRoot)
strModify = objShell.RegWrite(strRoot,"DWGTrueView.Drawing.15","REG_SZ")
strModify = null
WScript.Quit

it seemed ok after that.

the lines might need sorting out though

make sure you use a test machine first incase it does something weird.