How to place a Xml in selected text frame?

When i set default text frame below code working fine, if i not mention the default text frame is not placing
do {
// +precondition
                    InterfacePtr<IDocument> document(documentUIDRef, UseDefaultIID());
                    ASSERT(document);
                    if(!document) {
break;
// -precondition
InterfacePtr<ICommand> importCmd(CmdUtils::CreateCommand(kImportXMLFileCmdBoss));
                    ASSERT(importCmd);
InterfacePtr<IImportXMLData> importXMLData(CreateObject2<IImportXMLData>(kImportXMLDataBoss));
                    ASSERT(importXMLData);
                    if(!importXMLData) {
break;
                    importXMLData->Set(documentUIDRef.GetDataBase(), contentFile, xmlReferenceWhere, kSuppressUI);
InterfacePtr<IXMLImportOptions> docXMLOptions( document->GetDocWorkSpace(), UseDefaultIID() );
                    ASSERT(docXMLOptions);
                    if(!docXMLOptions) {
break;
InterfacePtr<IXMLImportOptions> importXMLOptions(importXMLData, UseDefaultIID());
                    ASSERT(importXMLOptions);
                    if(!importXMLOptions) {
break;
                    importXMLOptions->Copy(docXMLOptions);
InterfacePtr<IPMUnknownData> pmUnknownData(importCmd, UseDefaultIID());
                    ASSERT(pmUnknownData);
                    if(!pmUnknownData)
break;
                    pmUnknownData->SetPMUnknown(importXMLData);
                    CmdUtils::ProcessCommand(importCmd);
                    ASSERT(err==kSuccess);
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I need to mention frameUIDRef to flow the text in above code.
Please suggest any soluction or idea.

Hi Norio,
Itry using
InterfacePtr<ITextModel> textModel(textModelUIDRef, UseDefaultIID());
                    ASSERT(textModel);
                    if(!textModel) {
break;
// -precondition
                    IDataBase* database = textModelUIDRef.GetDataBase();
InterfacePtr<IIDXMLElement> rootXMLElement(Utils<IXMLUtils>()->QueryRootElement(database));
                    ASSERT(rootXMLElement);
                    if(!rootXMLElement) {
break;
                    XMLReference rootXMLReference = rootXMLElement->GetXMLReference();
                    int32 indexInParent = rootXMLElement->GetChildCount();
                    if(indexInParent < 0) {
                              indexInParent = 0;
                    UIDRef rootDocumentUIDRef(database,database->GetRootUID());
                    UIDRef tagUIDRef = this->AcquireTag(rootDocumentUIDRef, tagName);
                    err = Utils<IXMLElementCommands>()->CreateElement(tagUIDRef.GetUID(),
                                                                                                                                              textModelUIDRef.GetUID(),
                                                                                                                                              rootXMLReference,
                                                                                                                                              indexInParent
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