AUTOMATION: Changing Swatch Values

Hello forum,
I am wondering if there is a way, in Illustrator CS2, to
automatically change the CMYK values of named (spot color) swatches in the palette of an open AI file (I am running under Windows OS).
I would like to be able to choose from a predefined series of color schemes the color combination desired for the working file and have the CMYK value of the named spot color swatches changed to coincide with the selected combination (as opposed to manually selecting each swatch and entering the CMYK values).
The predefined color schemes file would need to be able to be manually modified as well.
I hope my description makes sense, hehe. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Mason

I've done it with AI 10 on Wondows OS. It should be true with CS2.

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