Diff mode via Tabs

Windows 8.1 64-bit using a 32-bit gVim 7.4.1-729.

I use gVim for diffing from my source control system using:

gvim.exe -O -d file1.txt file2.txt

This works great.

I was hoping to extend this a bit.

When I diff a changelist, it runs the above command on all files in the changelist.  This might open 10 gvim instances.

What I was hoping to achieve was opening 1 instance of Vim.

For each set of files to compare, open a new tab for just those 2 files.

Start diffmode just in that tab for those 2 files.

I have tried running various command lines:

$ gvim -O -d dave.js dave_2.js                                                       

$ gvim -O -d --remote-tab-silent dave.js dave_2.js                                   

$ gvim -O -d --servername gDiff --remote-tab-silent dave.js dave_2.js                

$ gvim -O -d --servername gDiff -p1 dave.js dave_2.js -h                             

$ gvim -O -d --servername gDiff -p1 dave.js dave_2.js                                

$ gvim -O -d --servername gDiff -p2 dave.js dave_2.js                                

$ gvim -d --servername gDiff -p1 dave.js dave_2.js                                   

$ gvim -d --servername gDiff -p1 dave.js dave_2.js                                   

$ gvim --servername gDiff -p1 -d dave.js dave_2.js

$ gvim --servername gDiff  -d dave.js dave_2.js

$ gvim --servername gDiff  -d tim.js tim_2.js

$ gvim --servername gDiff  -o2 tim.js tim_2.js

$ gvim --servername gDiff  -O2 tim.js tim_2.js

$ gvim --servername gDiff  tim.js tim_2.js

$ gvim --servername gDiff  dave.js dave_2.js

$ gvim --servername Diff  dave.js dave_2.js

$ gvim --servername Diff  tim.js tim_2.js

$ gvim -f --servername Diff  dave.js dave_2.js

$ gvim -f --servername Diff  tim.js tim_2.js

$ gvim -f --servername Diff  tim.js tim_2.js

Strangely, when 2 files are specified, it never uses the same Vim instance, it start another.

None of these ever really get me any close to what I want to achieve.

I assume I will need to write my own batch / cmd file and function to get where I want.

Just looking for opinions.

TIA,

David

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