JS/CS3 Move content to previous table cell

Question

I try to create a script that should find and cut a certain content of the cell and paste it to previous cell. For example $12,333.  The $ sign should be in the previous cell while the number should retain to its location. I am new in scripting and my script don't work that way. Please help.
var myDoc =  app.activeDocument;
app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = null;
app.findTextPreferences.findWhat = '$';
var myFound = myDoc.findText();
for (i = myFound.length-1; i >= 0; i--)
myFound[i].insertionPoints[0].select();
myFound[i].insertionPoints[0].contents = "$";

Answer 1

Avoid copying/cutting and pasting if you can. In your script it looks as if you don't need it. In a table, some text's parent is a cell. Cells have a parentColumn and a parentRow.
for (i = myFound.length-1; i >= 0; i--)
    myCell = myFound[i].parent;
    myFound[i].characters[0].remove ();
    myCell.parentRow.cells [myCell.parentColumn.index-1].contents = "$";
Peter