On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:30:01AM -0700, mitch wrote: > > I'm trying to set Vim as the default application to open a file on the > Mac. I can't, it says > > You cannot change the item "foo.txt" to always open in the selected > application. The item is either locked or damaged or in a folder you > don't have permission to change. (Error -43) > > I can open the file OK in TextEdit, and I can open Vim OK by itself. > I've used Vim for years on the PC but I'm new to the Mac. > > Using vim 7.0.224, Mac OS 10.5.7.
Hi, What Vim are you using? Console Vim as installed by Apple or MacVim? I don't know how to use a console program to open files on double-click but MacVim should work fine. Do you have write access to the file in question? Simon -- + privacy is necessary + using http://gnupg.org + public key id: 0x92FEFDB7E44C32F9
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