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AppleScript to open a new MacVim buffer.
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Open New MacVim Buffer.scpt
on run
tell application "System Events"
set currProcs to (name of processes)
set MacVimRunning to (currProcs contains "MacVim")
if not MacVimRunning then
tell application "MacVim" to activate
end if
tell process "MacVim"
click menu item "New Window" of menu "File" of menu bar 1
set visible to true
end tell
end tell
end run
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Is there a way to have AppleScript type commands into the new window?

For example, if I want to open a vim session on startup, I type the following command:

:OpenSession some-session-name

Is there a way to automate this using AppleScript?

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