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Edit_in_VIM.scpt
set fileName to (choose file with prompt "Select a file:")
set myCmd to "vim \"" & (POSIX path of fileName) & "\""
tell application "Terminal"
activate
do script myCmd
end tell
return
on open of someFiles
repeat with fileName in (someFiles)
set myCmd to "vim \"" & (POSIX path of fileName) & "\""
tell application "Terminal"
activate
do script myCmd
end tell
end repeat
end open
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Updated script to correctly handle pathnames with spaces (by encoding path with ""s)

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