script that deletes selected files

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
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#1

Hi there.

I’ve tried to create an additional shortcut to delete files in Finder so I downloaded Spark (a Shortcut manager).
I have added a shortcut for this script:
tell application “Finder”
activate
tell application “Finder” to get selection
delete selection
end tell
This is my first AppleScript.:wink:

But I think there’s an error in it because the default shortcut command+backspace
dosn’t work anymore. The other shortcuts are working fine, so I think the problem is in my
little script not the application.

can anybody help me? Is there an error in my script?

thanks a million!

best regards
suntrop

Browser: Firefox 2.0
Operating System: Mac OS X (10.4)

#2

Hi suntrop,

you script works, but the second tell application “Finder” is not necessary.
This one-liner does the same:
tell application “Finder” to delete (get selection)