Create Catalog with AppleScript & Pages '09?

It seems that using AppleScript and Pages '09 that one could create a template (like the Storyboard template) and populate as many pages as needed to fill a catalog that includes pictures and descriptions (and whatever other text). BUT, I cannot seem to find an example anywhere of how to use the "new" scripting functionality in Pages to do anything useful like this.
Could someone please point me to some examples of how to do this? Thanks!

KIrby,
have you tried, if a smart webpage will suffice as a starting point for you for your catalogue?
The smart webpage allows to add any metadata preset, including your custom tags. You can export them as html to a folder and import the html to Safari .Then copy and paste the metadata tags from there to your final layout in Pages or Keynote, or whatever you are using.
Léonie

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