Changing color from Swatch to Spot color

Hello,
I have almsot figured this out but have on hangup. I am trying to replace a color with another color from a Pantone library. I am using Illustrator CS6.
I have this script which I found on here:
#target illustrator
var docRef = app.activeDocument;
with (docRef) {
var replaceColor = swatches.getByName('Pantone 152 C').color;
for (var i = 0; i < pathItems.length; i++) {
with (pathItems[i]) {
if (filled == true && fillColor instanceof SpotColor) {
if (fillColor.spot.name == ' HCS Orange') fillColor = replaceColor;
for (var j = 0; j < stories.length; j++) {
with (stories[j]) {
for (var k = 0; k < characters.length; k++) {
with (characters[k].characterAttributes) {
if (fillColor instanceof SpotColor) {
if (fillColor.spot.name == ' HCS Orange') fillColor = replaceColor;
if (strokeColor instanceof SpotColor) {
if (strokeColor.spot.name == ' HCS Orange') strokeColor = replaceColor;
Which works, but only if the new PMS color is added to the swatch list. It seems I cannot get the swatch in the list easily using a script(which I have no experience with) or using an action. Nor can I change the name after var replacecolor as it seems to only look for the swatch panel and not the color group or color book panel
Any suggestions would be helpful, I am looking at having to change 30,000 files.
Thanks,
Matt

Sure,
#1
#target illustrator
var docRef = app.activeDocument;
with (docRef) {
var replaceColor = swatches.getByName('Pantone 152C').color;
for (var i = 0; i < pathItems.length; i++) {
with (pathItems[i]) {
if (filled == true && fillColor instanceof SpotColor) {
if (fillColor.spot.name == ' HCS Orange') fillColor = replaceColor;
for (var j = 0; j < stories.length; j++) {
with (stories[j]) {
for (var k = 0; k < characters.length; k++) {
with (characters[k].characterAttributes) {
if (fillColor instanceof SpotColor) {
if (fillColor.spot.name == ' HCS Orange') fillColor = replaceColor;
if (strokeColor instanceof SpotColor) {
if (strokeColor.spot.name == ' HCS Orange') strokeColor = replaceColor;
#2
#target illustrator
var docRef = app.activeDocument;
var swatches = docRef.swatches;
try {
     var replaceColor = swatches.getByName('Pantone 152C').color;
catch (err){
     var replaceColor = docRef.spots.add();
     replaceColorColor = new CMYKColor();
     replaceColorColor.cyan = 4.84;
     replaceColorColor.magenta = 66.58;
     replaceColorColor.yellow = 100;
     replaceColorColor.black = 0.21;
     replaceColor.name = 'Pantone 152C';
     replaceColor.color = replaceColorColor;
     replaceColor.colorType = ColorModel.SPOT;
     replaceColor.tint = 100;
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