Shell Scripts: "Open [ALL] With" Emacs

Hi All,
I'm trying to figure out a way to open ALL shell scripts (for which I use the extension ".sh") with emacs (launched in the terminal) by default.
I've made some progress towards this goal, but am stuck on the last step. Here's what I've done:
[1] I copied an Apple Script (from here: http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20031027142625782) to create an Application (which I've called "Emacs_open_with.app"), that when launched with a file, will open it in emacs in the terminal.
[2] I can make Emacs_open_with.app the default launch app for a individual shell script by right-clicking -> Open With -> Other... -> Emacs_open_with.app (+ check the box "Always Open With). However, doing this will only make it the default app for that single shell script, not for all of them, as I desire.
[3] Normally, one can associate an application with a file extension, such that any file with that extension will be launched by default by this associated application, by: Right-clicking a file -> Get Info -> Open With -> Other... -> [DESIRED APP] (+ check the box "Always Open With) -> Change All... -> Click Continue when the pop-up appears which asks "Are you sure you want to change all similar documents to open with the application...". However, this does NOT work for Emacs_open_with.app; as soon as I click continue, the drop-down menu which I had used to select "Emacs_open_with.app" changes back to another, different Application.
Any idea about how best to tackle this problem? Thanks for your help!

Ilmari Aalto wrote:
Hi Darth,
Thanks for your hint! Nevertheless I think it's something more profound, since there's no error etc. For example, should I have the path wrong I assume that OWB would return me some kind of an error when it doesn't find the .sh-file? Isn't there any log-file to see whether the command was executed? It seems like the execution of the User Defined element would be skipped altogether.
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