Can Someone Help Me With Vim?

[Mikenell]

I'm trying to install Vim, well GVim in Windows so I can use the same editor in windows as I do in linux. But it isnt going easy. I have all of these files:

gvim57.zip
gvim57_s.zip
gvim57ole.zip
install.zip
vim57d32.zip
vim57rt.zip
vim57w32.zip

I dont know if I need all of them all I want to install is the win32 version of vim and gvim. I tried reading the readme files and install files but I can't get it working. Has anyone gotten it installed in Windows? How did you do it?
Thanks
Mikenell

[toolie]

You just need vim57w32.zip and gvim57rt.zip.

The install instructions are in the vim57w32.zip file.

[Mikenell]

Hmm, there wasnt a gvim57rt file on the server. Is it called something else? Also theres only one readme file in the vim57w32.zip file. Its called README_dosbin.txt and all it says is this:

README_dosbin.txt for version 5.7 of Vim: Vi IMproved.

See "README.txt" for general information about Vim.
See "README_dos.txt" for installation instructions for MS-DOS and MS-Windows.
These files are in the runtime archive (vim57rt.zip).


There are several binary distributions of Vim for the PC. You would normally
pick only one of them, but it's also possible to install several.
These ones are available (the version number may differ):
vim57d16.zip 16 bit DOS version
vim57d32.zip 32 bit DOS version
vim57w32.zip Windows 95/98/NT console version
gvim57.zip Windows 95/98/NT GUI version
gvim57ole.zip Windows 95/98/NT GUI version with OLE
gvim57_s.zip Windows 3.1 GUI version

You MUST also get the runtime archive (vim57rt.zip).
The sources are also available (vim57src.zip).

Is there something wrong with the archive I got? I got it from the US mirror.
Thanks
Mikenell

[knute]

It appears that you have all the files that you need and then some....

Let's see: vim57rt.zip..... Check
gvim57ole.zip... Check (assuming you want ole support in the windows version)
gvim57.zip...... Check (if you don't want ole support)
vim57d32.zip..... Check (if you want to run it in dos)
vim57w32.zip..... Check (if you want to run it in MSDos mode of windows)

Alright, now that we know what we have, I would suggest unzipping the RT files and see what's in there.... (vim57rt.zip)
My guess is that there will either be a setup file or another txt file there...
You may also want to check what ever version you want to install (probably gvim57.zip or gvim57ole.zip) and see if there is a setup file there...

I would start with a setup/install file from the rt zip file first as those would be the core files needed by all the versions...
Then I would run the setup for whatever version I was trying to setup...

I haven't personally set up vim in windows, so this is primarily an educated guess, based upon how windows works... http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif

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[kmj]

Dude, where'd you get the ole version? I've been looking for that!

I think knute gave the right info; I know it wasn't too hard to do, because I did it and I'm notoriously bad at doing stuff like that. There should be a readme. I think you just need the runtime, and the gvim, like knute said.

If you have the ole version, you can use vim with visual studio. (Well, sometimes your boss makes you use Visual Studio! Stop looking at me that way.)

[Mikenell]

You can get the ole file here:
ftp://ftp.us.vim.org/pub/vim/pc/
I'll give it a try but toolie said I only needed those two files...
Mikenell

[kmj]

Originally posted by Mikenell:
You can get the ole file here:
ftp://ftp.us.vim.org/pub/vim/pc/

thanks!


I'll give it a try but toolie said I only needed those two files...
Mikenell

Yeah; except I don't think there is a gvimXXrt.zip; I think you only need one runtime, and the gvim file. The same runtime gets used with all the different versions for win.'Course, I could be wrong.

[toolie]

Yeah, I mistyped that - its vim57rt.zip. No 'g' in there. Those are the only two files that are truly necessary - everything else adds functionality/different capabilities.

[Mikenell]

Ah ok thanks, well I deleted that file before but I'm regetting it now (Its going SOO SLOW) 30 minutes for 70% of it! Jeez!
Mikenell

[Mikenell]

Thanks everyone!
Now GVim is working properly in windows!
Mikenell