How to Perform File- Place via Scripting (CS5)

Hi all,
Photoshop contains the option of directly placing one graphic file onto the currently active layer via the menu with File-> Place.
How do I do this in scripting?
TIA,
mlavie

@xbytor2: Thanks for the quick response.
I noticed that File->Place does not bring the image's clipping path along with the image. Does your example do that, and if not, would you have any idea how?
TIA,
mlavie

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