Export current document as jpeg with applescript

I am trying to script illustrator CS3 to export the current document as a jpeg file, to the same location as the current file was opened from, with the same filename, only changing the extension from .ai to .jpg, if a jpeg file already exists, it should overwrite the existing one...
the script should also save the current document, without closing it...
I have not been able to figure this out reading the illustrator applescript reference...
Any help would be appreciated...
-Rich

Hi Richard,
I'm not sure about Applescript, but i've found Illustrators export via javascript pretty crappy. I ended up exporting to PSD, launching photoshop and exporting our of photoshop via javascipt.
I hope someone tells me I am wrong.
Regards
Norbert

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