Cs3 applescript registration color

I'm having trouble setting a line of text to be [Registration] color from an applescript. No problem changing it to any other color - just registration.

Aaron,
This may not be what you need but it could point you in the right direction. This creates and applies a character style that uses registration color as a character attribute.
tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
set openDoc to document 1
set spotIndex to get index of spot "[Registration]" of openDoc
set infoText to make new character style in openDoc with properties {name:"FileInfoType"}
set the size of infoText to 7
set the text font of infoText to text font "MyriadPro-Regular"
set fill color of infoText to {class:spot color info, tint:100, spot:spot spotIndex of document 1}
set openFile to name of openDoc
make new rectangle in openDoc with properties ¬
{position:{0, 15}, height:7.5, width:150}
make new text frame in openDoc with properties ¬
{name:"Filename", kind:area text, text path:the result, contents:"File: " & openFile}
apply character style infoText to the text range of text frame "Filename" of openDoc
end tell
Good Luck
Nick

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