Change visible layers in placed PDF

I need to programmatically change the visibility of layers in a placed PDF. Do I use kChangeVisibleLayersCmdBoss? Please show an example. I can get the "eyeball" to toggle in the "Object Layer Options" dialog box, but the view does not reflect the change.

I'm not sure if this setting exists in version 8, but check to see if Allow Layer State To Be Set By User Information is selected in the Documents Preferences. If it is not selected, Layer Properties dialog box settings, other than Layer Name and Default State, are ignored.

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