InDes CS3 - open without showing window

Hi
I am transferring perfectly working script from Tiger-CS2 to Leopard-CS3 environment - and stumble practically on each line
For example this:
set myDoc to open theDocument without showing window
Worked for CS2. Now it doesn't compile, highlights "window" and says "Expexted end of line, etc. but found class name"
Where could I find what's different between scripting CS2 and CS3?
Would greatly appreciate any help!
Vera

Now I know that it's not CS3 problem - it's Leopard or Script Editor. Took my script on Tiger machine - compiled fine.
BTW, Sample Script from Adobe doesn't compile on my Leopard machine.
One down more to go...
Vera

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