Creating Spot color in InDesign CS4, js

Hi,
I have this code:
try{
myColor = myDoc.colors.item("EMBOSS");
myName = myColor.name;
catch (e){
myColor = myDoc.colors.add({name:"EMBOSS", model:ColorModel.SPOT,
colorValue:[100, 0, 0, 0]});
But the color created still process. How do I change it to spot color.
Thank you.

Never mind, it's working. I just had old colors still not deleted.

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Yulia

the add function has no parameters, you have to add them after
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Some misconceptions evidenced in your post.
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