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SYNTAX

delete referenceToObject

PARAMETER

referenceToObject

A reference to the object or objects to be deleted. Class: Reference

RESULT

None

EXAMPLES

tell application "Finder"
    delete file "old report" of startup disk
end tell

tell application "Desktop Printer Manager"
    delete desktop printer "Spot"
end tell

tell document "Simple" of application "AppleWorks"
    delete words 1 through 5 of text body
end tell