[bug] Windows 7 double-click file brings up empty vim

[Garner Halloran]

Using 7.3a BETA on Windows 7.  If I double click on any file in explorer that has been associated with gvim it brings up an empty editor.  I can drag the file into the window and it will work.  I can right click and Edit with Vim and it will work.  Gvim is my editor for p4v and if I double click a file there it works.

I removed my _vimrc and the problem still exists.  That is the version I created the bug report with to limit the size.

I tried rebooting and that didn't fix it.  I tried associating the file type with another editor and re-associated with gvim.  To do that I'm using "open with..." and then "choose default program".

Let me know if you want me to try something or give more information.

[Garner Halloran]

Still happening in 7.3b.

Is there a list of open bugs?  I don't want to keep harping on something as long as I know it'll be addressed at some point.

Thanks!

[Bram Moolenaar]

Garner Halloran wrote:

I can reproduce the problem. The "Edit with Vim" menu works fine, the
"Open with..." results in starting Vim without a file.

I'm using the 64 bit version of Windows 7, if that matters.

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[Ben Fritz]

On Jul 20, 9:22 am, Garner Halloran <garner...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Using 7.3a BETA on Windows 7.  If I double click on any file in explorer
> that has been associated with gvim it brings up an empty editor.  I can drag
> the file into the window and it will work.  I can right click and Edit with
> Vim and it will work.  Gvim is my editor for p4v and if I double click a
> file there it works.
>

What happens if you set up file associations manually?

http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Windows_file_associations

This is probably a problem with the installer...maybe Windows 7 does
file associations differently than previous Windows versions? If so we
should update the tip as well as the installer.

[Garner Halloran]

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That did not work.  I tried this with just a .txt file.

assoc .txt=txtfile

ftype txtfile="c:\vim\vim73b\gvim.exe" --remote-silent "%1"

It still launches gvim but no text.

I also tried this:

assoc .=txtfile

Then I tried to double-click _vimrc and it opened it up in an existing gvim and replaced one of my buffers.  I then closed all of my gvim windows and tried again.  Double-clicking _vimrc opened it up in a new window.  Very strange.

And finally I closed all gvim windows and tried opening a .txt file again, but no luck.

[Bram Moolenaar]

Garner Halloran wrote:

I suspect it's a problem with OLE. It registers Vim as a server, but
uses the ordinary registry methods.

The installer src/dosinst.c was changed to use registry methods that
also work for a 32 bit binary running on 64 bit windows. Perhaps
someone can look into this and adjust src/if_ole.cpp?

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[Stormy]

I have the same problem with 7.3b BETA on Windows XP SP3 32-bit,
having associated a filetype by right-clicking in Windows Explorer and
setting it to always open in gvim.exe.

On Jul 28, 3:57 pm, Bram Moolenaar <B...@Moolenaar.net> wrote:
> Garner Halloran wrote:

> > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 6:52 PM, Ben Fritz <fritzophre...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > On Jul 20, 9:22 am, Garner Halloran <garner...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Using 7.3a BETA on Windows 7.  If I double click on any file in explorer
> > > > that has been associated with gvim it brings up an empty editor.  I can
> > > drag
> > > > the file into the window and it will work.  I can right click and Edit
> > > with
> > > > Vim and it will work.  Gvim is my editor for p4v and if I double click a
> > > > file there it works.
>
> > > What happens if you set up file associations manually?
>
> > >http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Windows_file_associations
>
> > > This is probably a problem with the installer...maybe Windows 7 does
> > > file associations differently than previous Windows versions? If so we
> > > should update the tip as well as the installer.
>
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>
> > That did not work.  I tried this with just a .txt file.
>
> > assoc .txt=txtfile
> > ftype txtfile="c:\vim\vim73b\gvim.exe" --remote-silent "%1"
>
> > It still launches gvim but no text.
>
> > I also tried this:
>
> > assoc .=txtfile
>
> > Then I tried to double-click _vimrc and it opened it up in an existing gvim
> > and replaced one of my buffers.  I then closed all of my gvim windows and
> > tried again.  Double-clicking _vimrc opened it up in a new window.  Very
> > strange.
>
> > And finally I closed all gvim windows and tried opening a .txt file again,
> > but no luck.
>
> I suspect it's a problem with OLE.  It registers Vim as a server, but
> uses the ordinary registry methods.
>
> The installer src/dosinst.c was changed to use registry methods that
> also work for a 32 bit binary running on 64 bit windows.  Perhaps
> someone can look into this and adjust src/if_ole.cpp?
>
> --
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> When your hammer is C++, everything begins to look like a thumb.
>                         -- Steve Hoflich, comp.lang.c++
>

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[Garner Halloran]

7.3c fixes the problem!  Thanks!