Applescript: Check Effective ppi of document

Hi
I'm creating a script to check if I have any lo-res images in my document, using effective ppi (Yes I know about preflight) and just pop up a message. However I'm stuck on checking the results the following is returning…
[applescript]
tell application "Adobe InDesign CS6"
          activate
          tell document 1
                    set minimumRes to 100
                    set theEffectiveRes to {}
                    set theLink to every link
                    repeat with x from 1 to count of theLink
                              set the end of theEffectiveRes to effective ppi of parent of link x
                    end repeat
                    -- Here I need to check theEffectiveRes for any entires below minimumRes and display a message
          end tell
end tell
log theEffectiveRes
[/applescript]
many thanks
Shane

Here's how I do it in JavaScript/ExtendScript:
effectivePpi = image.effectivePpi[0]; // grab the horizontal effective resolution
Regards,
Stephen

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[Thr 1396738992] *** ERROR => request too big {00047108} [http_plg_mt.c 1969]
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[Thr 1398135728] *** ERROR => request too big {00087109} [http_plg_mt.c 1969]
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[Thr 1398135728] 0x4d7689bc 000208 7361702f 6370726f 6a656374 732f3f73 sap/cprojects/?s
[Thr 1398135728] 0x4d7689cc 000224 61702d63 6f6e7465 78746964 3d534944 ap-contextid=SID
[Thr 1398135728] 0x4d7689dc 000240 xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx %xxxxxx%xxxxxxxx
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[Thr 1395682224] Mon May 26 09:19:18 2008
[Thr 1395682224] *** ERROR => request too big {0008710c} [http_plg_mt.c 1969]
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[Thr 1395682224] 0x4d7688ec 000000 504f5354 202f7361 702f6263 2f776562 POST /sap/bc/web
[Thr 1395682224] 0x4d7688fc 000016 64796e70 726f2f73 61702f63 70726f6a dynpro/sap/cproj
[Thr 1395682224] 0x4d76890c 000032 65637473 2f3f7361 702d636f 6e746578 ects/?sap-contex
[Thr 1395682224] 0x4d76891c 000048 7469643d 53494425 xxxxxxxx xxxx2533 tid=SID%xxxxxx%3
[Thr 1395682224] 0x4d76892c 000064 xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx2533 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx%3
[Thr 1395682224] 0x4d76893c 000080 6130314f 4e6d6551 61724445 767a6978 a01ONmeQarDEvzix
[Thr 1395682224] 0x4d76894c 000096 525a7a45 48536763 58637863 76325738 RZzEHSgcXcxcv2W8
[Thr 1395682224] 0x4d76895c 000112 45786f73 302d5835 6a2d4e45 57204854 Exos0-X5j-NEW HT
[Thr 1395682224] 0x4d76896c 000128 54502f31 2e310d0a 61636365 70743a20 TP/1.1..accept:
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[Thr 1395682224] 0x4d7689cc 000224 61702d63 6f6e7465 78746964 3d534944 ap-contextid=SID
[Thr 1395682224] 0x4d7689dc 000240 2533xxxx xxxxxxxx 33xxxxxx xxxxxxxx %xxxxxx%3xxxxxxx
[Thr 1395682224]
As you can see this error sais that the request is too big. A look into the coding of this cProjects webpage (where you can check in documents (look above)) the document is sent with the http method POST. Usually every webserver has an option where you can restrict the size for uploading files. But in that case the won't be an error out of a piece of c-coding (-> http_plg_mt.c).
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Hi,
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Best regards, Stefan

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