#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ Simple HTTP server that opens DXF/DWG files in Autodesk DWG TrueView Run this script, then use search_drawings_local.html to click on drawings Written by Douglas Millner of NERX Power Consultants LLC - Social, Website, and Blog - https://linktr.ee/nerxpower DISCLAIMER: The software is free for distribution. The user assumes all risk. """ from http.server import HTTPServer, BaseHTTPRequestHandler import urllib.parse import subprocess import os import json import glob def find_trueview(): """Find the DWG TrueView executable by scanning all potential locations""" # Search patterns for different installation locations search_patterns = [ r"C:\Program Files\Autodesk\DWG TrueView*\DWGTrueView.exe", r"C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\DWG TrueView*\DWGTrueView.exe", r"C:\Program Files\Autodesk\DWG TrueView*\dwgviewr.exe", r"C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\DWG TrueView*\dwgviewr.exe", ] # Try all search patterns for pattern in search_patterns: matches = glob.glob(pattern) if matches: # Return the first match found (usually the latest version) return matches[0] # If glob search fails, try explicit year-by-year search base_paths = [ r"C:\Program Files\Autodesk", r"C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk" ] years = range(2020, 2027) # Check versions from 2020 to 2026 executables = ['DWGTrueView.exe', 'dwgviewr.exe'] for base in base_paths: if os.path.exists(base): for year in sorted(years, reverse=True): # Check newest first for exe in executables: path = os.path.join(base, f"DWG TrueView {year}", exe) if os.path.exists(path): return path return None class DrawingOpenerHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler): def do_GET(self): """Handle GET requests""" if self.path == '/' or self.path == '/index.html': # Serve the HTML file try: html_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'search_drawings_local.html') with open(html_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f: content = f.read() self.send_response(200) self.send_header('Content-type', 'text/html; charset=utf-8') self.end_headers() self.wfile.write(content.encode('utf-8')) except Exception as e: self.send_error(500, f"Error loading HTML: {str(e)}") elif self.path.startswith('/open?file='): # Extract file path from URL query = urllib.parse.urlparse(self.path).query params = urllib.parse.parse_qs(query) if 'file' in params: filepath = urllib.parse.unquote(params['file'][0]) # Security check - ensure file is in the expected directory base_dir = r"c:\selkirk4\autocad print - DXF" # Normalize the filepath - convert forward slashes to backslashes for Windows filepath_normalized = filepath.replace('/', '\\') full_path = os.path.join(base_dir, filepath_normalized) print(f"Attempting to open: {filepath}") print(f" Full path: {full_path}") print(f" File exists: {os.path.exists(full_path)}") if not os.path.exists(full_path): # Try to provide helpful error message dir_path = os.path.dirname(full_path) if os.path.exists(dir_path): available_files = os.listdir(dir_path) error_msg = f"File not found: {filepath}\nDirectory exists but file not found.\nAvailable files: {', '.join(available_files[:5])}" else: error_msg = f"File not found: {filepath}\nDirectory does not exist: {dir_path}" self.send_response(404) self.send_header('Content-type', 'application/json') self.send_header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*') self.end_headers() self.wfile.write(json.dumps({'error': error_msg}).encode()) print(f"✗ File not found: {full_path}") return # Find TrueView trueview_exe = find_trueview() if not trueview_exe: self.send_error(500, "DWG TrueView not found. Please install it or update the path in open_drawing_server.py") return # Open the file in TrueView try: subprocess.Popen([trueview_exe, full_path]) # Send success response self.send_response(200) self.send_header('Content-type', 'application/json') self.send_header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*') self.end_headers() response = { 'status': 'success', 'message': f'Opening {filepath} in DWG TrueView', 'trueview': trueview_exe } self.wfile.write(json.dumps(response).encode()) print(f"✓ Opened: {filepath}") except Exception as e: self.send_error(500, f"Error opening file: {str(e)}") print(f"✗ Error opening {filepath}: {str(e)}") else: self.send_error(400, "Missing 'file' parameter") elif self.path == '/status': # Status check endpoint trueview_exe = find_trueview() self.send_response(200) self.send_header('Content-type', 'application/json') self.send_header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*') self.end_headers() response = { 'status': 'running', 'trueview_found': trueview_exe is not None, 'trueview_path': trueview_exe } self.wfile.write(json.dumps(response).encode()) else: self.send_error(404, "Unknown endpoint") def log_message(self, format, *args): """Suppress default logging, we'll do our own""" pass def run_server(port=8765): """Start the server""" server_address = ('127.0.0.1', port) httpd = HTTPServer(server_address, DrawingOpenerHandler) print("=" * 60) print("DWG TrueView Drawing Opener Server") print("=" * 60) print("Written by Douglas Millner of NERX Power Consultants LLC") print("Social, Website, and Blog - https://linktr.ee/nerxpower") print("DISCLAIMER: The software is free for distribution. The user assumes all risk.") print("=" * 60) print(f"Server running on http://127.0.0.1:{port}") print() # Search for TrueView with diagnostics print("Searching for DWG TrueView...") # Show what directories we're checking base_paths = [ r"C:\Program Files\Autodesk", r"C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk" ] for base in base_paths: if os.path.exists(base): print(f" Checking: {base}") try: subdirs = [d for d in os.listdir(base) if "DWG" in d.upper() or "TrueView" in d] if subdirs: for subdir in subdirs: print(f" Found: {subdir}") except Exception as e: print(f" Error listing: {e}") else: print(f" Not found: {base}") print() trueview_exe = find_trueview() if trueview_exe: print(f"✓ DWG TrueView found: {trueview_exe}") else: print("✗ DWG TrueView NOT found!") print("\nTroubleshooting:") print("1. Make sure DWG TrueView is installed") print("2. Check if it's installed in a custom location") print("3. Look for DWGTrueView.exe or dwgviewr.exe in:") print(" C:\\Program Files\\Autodesk\\") print(" C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Autodesk\\") print() print("IMPORTANT: Open your web browser and go to:") print(f" >>> http://127.0.0.1:{port} <<<") print() print("(Do NOT open the HTML file directly - use the URL above)") print("Press Ctrl+C to stop the server") print("=" * 60) print() try: httpd.serve_forever() except KeyboardInterrupt: print("\n\nShutting down server...") httpd.shutdown() if __name__ == '__main__': run_server()