Inside Macintosh: AppleScript Language Guide / Part 2 - AppleScript Language Reference

Chapter 4 - Commands / Command Definitions

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Delete application command

A Delete command is a request to delete one or more objects.

SYNTAX

delete referenceToObject

PARAMETER

referenceToObject

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

RESULT

None

EXAMPLE

tell document "Intro" of app "Scriptable Text Editor"   delete words 1 through 5
end tell