Finding File Name And Using It To Place The Graphic Using VBscript

I'm trying to find a file name (example, <place:E:\logo.tif>) in each text frame if it's there, then remove the text from the frame and then place the file in the frame. This is to get around the feature missing from InDesign that is in PageMaker that allowed you to import inline graphics using tagged text. Below is what I have come up with so far. The file name is currently hard coded in the example below.
Thanks,
Archie
For I = 1 to cInt(myMountNumber)
Set myTextFrames = myDocument.TextFrames
Set myCurrentFrame = myTextFrames.Item(I)
If myCurrentFrame.Texts.ItemByRange (1,7).Contents = "<Place:" Then
Set myLastCharacter = myCurrentFrame.Characters.Item(-2)
myCurrentFrame.Texts.ItemByRange (1,myLastCharacter).Item(1).Contents = ""
myCurrentFrame.InsertionPoints.Item(1).Place ("E:\sxs\pm65\Sundco.jpg")
myCurrentFrame.Fit idFitOptions.idProportionally
End If
Next

' For I = 1 to cInt(myMountNumber) For I = 1 to myDoc.TextFrames.Counts ' I think your myMountNumber is equal to TextFramesCount ' Set myTextFrames = myDocument.TextFrames ' Set myCurrentFrame = myTextFrames.Item(I) ' you don't need to get reference to ALL TextFrames in EACH iteration Set myCurrentFrame = myDocument.TextFrames.Item(I) ' get reference to Ith TextFrame in document ' If myCurrentFrame.Texts.ItemByRange (1,7).Contents = "<Place:" Then If left(myCurrentFrame.Texts.Item(1).Contents,7) = "<Place:" Then ' looks better and should be faster ' Set myLastCharacter = myCurrentFrame.Characters.Item(-2) ' myCurrentFrame.Texts.ItemByRange (1,myLastCharacter).Item(1).Contents = "" ' you don't need these lines - you will delete contents in PLACE line ' myCurrentFrame.InsertionPoints.Item(1).Place ("E:\sxs\pm65\Sundco.jpg") myFile = Mid(myCurrentFrame.Texts.Item(1),8) ' get all after "<Place:" myFile = Split(myFile,">")(0) ' get all to ">" ' small trick ;) when split - get array - but we can use (0) to refere to first element myCurrentFrame.Texts.Item(1).Place(myFile) myCurrentFrame.Fit idFitOptions.idProportionally End If Next and I don't think that iterating TextFrames collection is good way ... you should iterate Stories collection and refer to first TextFrame - unles you are sure what you are doing ;) and you have Stories where each TextFrame will have image inside ... robin -- www.adobescripts.com

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