Use GVim as GNU OCtave's text editor on Windows - vim

I am using Windows 10 and the text editor I am used to is Vim. I just intalled a shiny new GNU Octave copy (version 7.2.0). The Octave editor is pretty limited and I know it is possible to override it to vim/gvim. I have tried different things to make it work, without success.
Using the Preference->Editor pane
It seems that Octave is never able to understand what I put in there. I have tried using gvim, gvim.exe, a full path to my copy of gvim, etc. When I go to the editor, I either get:
or, when using a full path to the editor (ex. here: C:\Program Files (x86)\Vim\vim82\gvim.exe):
I think Octave is unable to deal with spaces in paths (at least from this edit box). It have also tried using single and double quotes, but it also fails:
Using an .octaverc file
When nothing worked in the GUI, I tried configuring an .octaverc file, as described in the GNU Octave Wiki:
edit mode sync
edit home .
EDITOR('gvim')
I tried with vim as well, full paths, etc, to no avail. Now I know that this file is read and executed when lauching Octave because when I put garbage in it, I see it in the Command Window. I also found a Set Path option in the GUI and I tried adding the path to gvim there, but it had no effect:
Question
I can I make my GNU Octave editor gvim, on Windows? I would like to use my current installation (default for Octave, default for Vim as well...)

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I have spent lot of time doing research on VIM. I am Windows guy since last 6 yrs and was using VS.
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Search in Project
AutoCompletion
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Also when I want to close file in buffer , complete window gets closed.
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If you are looking for a programming environment more like Visual Studio, there are many good graphical IDE's you can use such as NetBeans, Eclipse, Code::Blocks, KDevelop, Anjuta, etc. Some of these tools are, IMHO, better heavyweight IDE's than Visual Studio, and all are available on Linux for free.
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Yes it's different to VS, but that doesn't mean it can't be used in the same way. It's just not as easy to do it :)
Personally I go the other way and use ViEmu to get VS to behave like VIM. But I'm not in the same situation as the author of this question.
Why not have a dig through some uploaded vimrc files on dotfiles.org?
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http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2347
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The TagList at left, a file exporer (NERDTree) at right, and Source Explorer at bottom.
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Furhermore, there is the script vim-visual-studio which can be found at
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