Deleting one character from text file

[skiflyer]

So I have a functionally which recursively reads through a tree and makes a text file (converting an XML tree to a properly indented XML file).

I have one special case in which I want to go back and delete one character.

I tried sending chr(8) but that just gives me a ^H... is this possible? Or am I going to need to do this within a buffer?

-Rob

 

[sleipnir214]

You're going to have to do it all inside a buffer.

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