Adding name of indesign document to metadata of all images used in document

I have been asked to include the indesign file name in the metatag of each image used in every document i produce from here on.
is there a way to write a script in indesign that will copy the document name then open every link (in bridge?) and append the document name to the metadata (i don't want to lose any existing tags) and then save?
scott

This should should give you a start. It'll add the active documents name to the field instructions of the img when executed. Tested once. No errorhandling.
currDoc = app.activeDocument;
docName = currDoc.name;
docGraphics = currDoc.allGraphics;
for(var g = 0; g < docGraphics.length; g++){
    currGraphic = docGraphics[g];
        currGraphicFilePath = currGraphic.itemLink.filePath;
        fileObject = File(currGraphicFilePath);
writeDocNameToMeta(fileObject, docName);
function writeDocNameToMeta(fileObject, docName){
if(loadXMPLibrary()){
        var myFile = fileObject;
        xmpFile = new XMPFile(myFile.fsName, XMPConst.UNKNOWN, XMPConst.OPEN_FOR_UPDATE);
        var myXmp = xmpFile.getXMP();
              var myStatus = myXmp.getProperty(XMPConst.NS_PHOTOSHOP,"Instructions");
   myXmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_PHOTOSHOP, "Instructions");
   myXmp.setProperty(XMPConst.NS_PHOTOSHOP, "Instructions", docName);
   if (xmpFile.canPutXMP(myXmp)) {          xmpFile.putXMP(myXmp);    }
        xmpFile.closeFile(XMPConst.CLOSE_UPDATE_SAFELY);
        unloadXMPLibrary();
    function loadXMPLibrary(){
        if ( !ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript ){
            try{ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject('lib:AdobeXMPScript');}
            catch (e){alert('Unable to load the AdobeXMPScript library!'); return false;}
        return true;
function unloadXMPLibrary(){
        if( ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript ){
            try{ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript.unload(); ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = undefined;}
            catch (e){alert('Unable to unload the AdobeXMPScript library!');}
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