Applescript: If then else (I go crazy)

Im using a script that will find a file (image) based from its curent path, and the place it into Quark.
I got it to place in, but I cant seem to get it to work with an if statement.
I'd like to get it to stop or display a dialog box saying it can't find it.
(such a simple function, and I can't get it to work)
basically:
tell application
set Thepath to (where the file is)
if the path = true
Do rest of script
end if
stop script/display dialog
end tell
I also tried
If file thepath exists then
Can anybody see what I'm doing wrong, and set me right on the path to sanity?
Ibook Mac OS X (10.4)

Try this:
tell application "theapp"
set thepath to (where the file is)
tell application "Finder"
if not exists item (thepath as string)
stop script/display dialog
return
end if
end tell
do rest of script
end tell
(10439)

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