> I'll still with using the exec commands.  Is there an Ex command for the
> normal-mode command "15x" ?? (deleting 15 characters) ??
> 
> exec 'normal 15x' did do the trick for me, but I'm just curious to see if
> there's an Ex analog.

In Ex mode, I'd normally do this with a :substitute as in

   :s/.\{15}/

this could be tweaked to adjust where in the line the 15 chars 
get deleted.

-tim




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