Insert filename in Pages document

When I was working with Word for Windows there was an insert feature that allowed me to insert the path and filename in my documents. Very helpful since I do a lot of correspondence and keeping track of letters can get hectic. I've looked high and low and don't see that in Pages.

This feature is not available "in thebox"
You may go to my iDisk:
<http://idisk.me.com/koenigyvan-Public?view=web>
and download:
foriWork:for_Pages:paste_thepath.zip
It contain two scripts.
One which pastes the pathname at the Insertion point.
One which insert the pathname at the end of the document.
I apologize but at this time I don't know the way to insert at the insertion point
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE lundi 25 août 2008 12:22:02)

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// Menu item generation
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app.addMenuItem({ cName: " -> Set Date .... right", cParent: "Footer", cExec: "SetFooter(3)"});
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