AW files labelled in finder, revert to no label

Hi, I use the feature in Finder that enables me to "label" files (e.g. hot, essential, in progress etc), and tags them a certain color. If I do this with AW files, and then I reopen the file, make any changes and save it, the next time I look in the Finder window, the file has reverted to no label, and no color.
Any ideas?
Thanks, Jonathan

This script is applicable in Mac OS X 10.39 and 10.45, but a delay may need to be inserted:
tell application "AppleWorks 6"
set the_file to file of document 1
tell application "Finder"
set the_label to label index of the_file
end tell
save document 1
delay 5
tell application "Finder"
set label index of the_file to the_label
end tell
end tell
In previous versions of Mac OS X, the Finder did not display labels, and therefore the script will not run. To change a file's label in 10.28 and older, open the Classic version of Sherlock 2, search for the file, and then change the label from the Search Results window.
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