Add a New Layer As a Last Layer

Hi Friends,
How to Add a New Layer As a Last Layer in indesign scripting.
If the Document has 5 layers in the sense,the newly added Layer should be the 6th Layer.
Please Give ideas.

JesRoberts wrote:
.. If the Document has 5 layers in the sense,the newly added Layer should be the 6th Layer.
Please Give ideas.
Adding a layer to a set of five will automatically make this the 6th. I cannot see any other way.

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