Re: Simply deleting a fil
Re: Simply deleting a fil
- Subject: Re: Simply deleting a fil
- From: Michelle Steiner <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:45:30 -0700
On Apr 17, 2009, at 8:50 AM, Luther Fuller wrote: Using Finder puts the file into the trash; using System Events deletes the file completely.
Interesting ... so I tried it. But, I found that System Events works just like Finder.
I tried your script, and it worked as you described.
However, this script deletes the folder without putting it in the trash.
set foo to ((path to desktop as text) & "untitled folder") tell application "System Events" delete folder foo end tell
This one, though, puts the folder in the trash:
tell application "Finder" set foo to item 1 of (get the selection) end tell tell application "System Events" delete foo end tell
My conclusion is that if the item is referenced as a Finder Object, it is put in the trash, but if it is referenced as an alias (or folder or file, as appropriate), it deletes the item without putting it in the trash.
-- Michelle
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