How to Make a "show hidden items" script in Automator

I would like to make an Automator application that i can launch to show hiddden files, then another one to launch to hide them again. I tried using the shell script option, with this in it:
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
then I typed this in the next box:
killall Dock
It only killalled the dock, no hidden items shown.

Simpler to just create an AppleScript application, put it onto the Dock, and then just click on it. It's a toggle: unhides on one click and hides on another. This is what I use:
try
          do shell script "defaults read com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles"
on error
          do shell script "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 0"
end try
if (do shell script "defaults read com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles") is equal to "0" then
          do shell script "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 1"
else
          do shell script "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 0"
end if
do shell script "killall Finder"

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