CS4 do javascript from AppleScript

Hi all,
Consider this AppleScript snippet:
tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
do javascript myFile with arguments {"one", "two"}
end tell
The file "myFile" is executed OK, but how does myFile (a JavaScript script) get the arguments passed in from AppleScript? I don't see this documented anywhere.
Thanks,
Chuck

Since nobody answered this:
In your Javascript, you will find an arguments array containing the arguments you passed from Applescript or VBscript
So, using your example, if you added this line to your JSX file:
alert(arguments[0]);
You would get an alert saying "one" when you ran your Applescript.

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Could someone please post the relevant part of the API to give me some pointers, please.
I ha mucked about with some information I found on the Web, and come up with the following, which fails because I can't work out how to address the current document with the variable myDoc.
Regards, Brian
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