Yes, if leave a space between the last two quotes, mtx output seems ok.

MTXrun |
MTXrun | executing: vim -u NONE -c "set tabstop=8" "test.tex"
MTXrun |
But it still cause vim open two file named "tabstop=8" and "test.tex" to
edit. So it seems vim treat tabstop=8 as a file? that still a quotes
problem, right? I also test if there no space in quoted arguments, such as

mtxrun --noquotes bin:vim "-u NONE -c \"help\" \"test.tex\" "

This time vim will open the "test.tex" and  help window as expected. If any
command with space in -c parameter, vim can not correct executed.

manually execute the vim command:

vim -u NONE -c "set tabstop=8" "test.tex"

vim open the "test.tex" only to edit as expected.
Andy
On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Aditya Mahajan <adityam@umich.edu> wrote:

> On Fri, 10 Apr 2009, Andy Wong wrote:
>
> I think I may not write it clear in my previous email. I run the command as
>>
>> mtxrun --noquotes bin:vim "-u NONE -c \"set tabstop=8\" \"test.tex\""
>>
>
> If you quote the filename, then it should be
>
 mtxrun --noquotes bin:vim "-u NONE -c \"set tabstop=8\" \"test.tex\" "
>
> Notice the space before the last quote. This will open two files test.tex
> and "", but that it is ok. The last file is ignored by t-vim.
>
> which got the mtxrun output has spurious " before test.tex. if omit the \"
>> around the test.tex, like this,
>>
>> mtxrun --noquotes bin:vim "-u NONE -c \"set tabstop=8\" test.tex"
>>
>> there are no spurious " in mtxrun output.
>>
>
> So it is not mtxrun's fault.
>
> However, both will make vim open a
>> new file named "tabset=8"
>>
>
> You mean tabstop=8?
>
>  and the test.tex to be edited. That is the
>> problem. I guess under linux this command should open vim to edit the
>> test.tex only instead.
>>
>
> If vim is passed the correct command, I do not see why it should not
> execute it in the same way in windows. Try one more thing. Run
>
> mtxrun --noquotes bin:vim "-u NONE -c \"set tabstop=8\" \"test.tex\" "
>
> mtxrun should report that it is executing
>
> vim -u NONE -c "set tabstop=8" "test.tex"
>
> Execute the above command manually on the terminal. Do you get the same
> result in both cases?
>
> Aditya
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 1:40 PM, Aditya Mahajan <adityam@umich.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>>
>>> It seems that mtxrun --noquotes behaves differently on windows and linux.
>>> Can someone on windows (who has vim) check the following. Run
>>>
>>> mtxrun --noquotes bin:vim "-u NONE -c \"set tabstop=8\" test.tex"
>>>
>>> You will enter in vim. Press :qa! to exit vim. What does the output on
>>> the
>>> terminal say? On my linux machine, I get
>>>
>>> MTXrun | executing: vim -u NONE -c "set tabstop=8" test.tex
>>>
>>> Andy Wong tested it on windows and he gets
>>>
>>> MTXrun | executing: vim -u NONE -c "set tabstop=8" "test.tex
>>>
>>> Notice the spurious " before test.tex. This causes t-vim to fail on
>>> windows. Do others on windows get the same behavour? I do not see a
>>> reason
>>> why mtxrun should behave differently on linux and windows.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Aditya
>>>
>>>
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