delete last character from text file

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zackwz October 7, 2010 at 14:52:12
Specs: Windows XP

i have a bunch of text files with last character in a folder. instead of opening every txt file and manually delete that last character, i was thinking writing a dos batch file to remove it. thanks in advanced.

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Mechanix2Go October 7, 2010 at 15:10:14

Thanks to IVO for this one:
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copy /A YourFile YourFile.new /B > nul
del YourFile
ren YourFile.new YourFile

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Helping others achieve escape felicity
M2

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zackwz October 7, 2010 at 15:15:53

THANKS VERY MUCH. APPRECIATED

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