[AS] Trying to place multipage indd files with applescript?

Hello,
I am trying to place page i of indd document onto page item "box1". I do not want to have a dialog box. Any help would be great.
I am aware of imported page attributes but do not know how to talk to the placed document to change the page number. Thanks.

Thanks. I figured it out. I was talking to the document instead of the application. That's always tricky for me.
tell application "Adobe InDesign CS3"
set TheFilepath to ""
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place "TheFilepath" on page item "box1" of active document
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