Applescript for Repeated Keystroke

Hey Everyone,
First, I'm brand new to Applescript, so this may be a very obvious answer.
I want to create a script that will enter the keystrokes "enter, tab, tab, command+V, enter, down" repeatedly, or for a certain amount of times. I'm basically looking for a way to automate some copy/paste data entry.
Thanks for any help you can offer!

AppleScript is a programming language that is tied to certain Applications that support it. Pages v5.5.1 has a scripting dictionary of the terms it will support via AppleScript. Apple's answer to not including Mail Merge functionality in Pages v5.5.1 is for individual users to roll their own, download an example and adapt it, or use another application with built-in Mail merge features.
See my previous post to you.

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When I run get selection on selected text inside a table cell in ANOTHER table in the same Pages document, I get the exact same thing. It still says "some" table. So there is no way to distinguish between tables if there are more than one table in the same Pages document.
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if not (pop up button 1 of window 1 exists) then
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click
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value of static text 1 of row k of outline 1 of scroll area 2 of splitter group 1 of group 1 of drawer 1
end tell
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end tell
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--BEGINNING OF SCRIPT 2
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tell application "Pages"
activate
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if not (pop up button 1 of window 1 exists) then
click menu item "Show Format Bar" of menu 1 of menu bar item "View" of menu bar 1
end if
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click menu item k of menu 1 of menu button 2
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I'm beginning to know Pages ’09 a little better now.
Message was edited by: Pierre L. (show format bar)

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[email protected]
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http://www.malcolmadams.com/itunes/
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Message was edited by: Joe15000
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