Adobe Bridge Scripting!

Hi,
I would like to open a folder images in Adobe Bridge, -> Open Images in Camera Raw --> Adjust tone curve as 'Medium Contrast" and save it.
and then
I would start editing the processed images through photoshop scripting.
help me!
thanks in advance,
rajiv.s

I am on CS3, so I can't help you with CS version. But anyway here is an example (for CS3).
I assume that an illustrator file is selected in Bridge.
#target bridge
var sels = app.document.selections[0];
var md = sels.metadata;
md.namespace = "http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/";
var myCreator = md.read("http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/", "xap:CreatorTool");
$.writeln ("File was created by " + myCreator);
var myModifyDate = md.read("http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/", "xap:ModifyDate");
$.writeln ("File was modified at " + myModifyDate);
// Let's write some info into IPTC Contact panel (IPTC Core in Metadata panel)
md.namespace = "http://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpCore/1.0/xmlns/";
md.CiAdrCity = "Kiev";
md.CiAdrCtry = "Ukraine";

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