Align Tool Still Missing Key Object :o(

I was hoping they might finally add this feature to InDesign, but sadly not in CS5... it works great in Illustrator, and would be so useful in InDesign as well... much more efficient than locking an object first, and then having to go unlock it afterwards...
I guess I'll put in another feature request (at least the fourth time for this particular suggestion).
For those who don't use Illustrator: if you want to align one or more objects to a specific object, keeping that target object unmoved, you can specify it as the key object so everything else aligns to it. You select everything you wish to align and the key object, then click once more on the key object. (Starting in CS4 the key object also gets a special highlight; strangely, in previous versions there was no visual indication). Then select the align option of your choosing and everything else will align to the key.
Very simple, elegant, efficient (although CorelDRAW's method is even better IMO: the last-selected object is automatically the key object). InDesign's method of locking the key object first is cludgy at best, even knowing the appropriate key commands.

That function (last object selected is anchor) would be cool; but I take it you all use the smart guides in CS4 and CS5? For what I do it is far better, as mostly I am only selecting 2 or 3 objects to align, and there is only one (or two) clicks and a drag, not a minimum of three clicks including a visit to a panel. I've recently upgraded from CS3 and the smart guides are what saves me the most time! Yet to learn to love the Content Grabber though....

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Hi There,
It's been a couple of weeks since I originally posted this message but I finally got another chance to look at it.
Firstly thanks to Marijan for your reply and using JavaScript the command works perfectly, but I'm still unable to get this to work in applescript!!! I stripped it back to basics and just created a document with 2 frames and selected a key object, then I ran the below code:
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