Is there a script to find and replace glyphs?

I am using Adobe Illustrator CC 2014, Build 10.1.0.70.
I am looking for a way to quickly find and change certain glyphs within a typeface much like InDesign's Find/Change feature with a script that runs through saved queries. Is this at all possible..?

Hi Steve, thanks for your quick response.
My apologies I should've made myself clearer... I was more thinking about a script to run a chain of preset saved find and replace queries together. I have 48 individual glyphs from one typeface that I need to consistently apply across whole ducunents. Rather than click through each glyph for every single document I come across I was hoping there was a way to automate the process.
Thanks

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            ref3.putEnumerated( idTxLr, idOrdn, idAl );
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            var idfind = stringIDToTypeID( "find" );
            desc23.putString( idfind, replaceThis );
            var idreplace = stringIDToTypeID( "replace" );
            desc23.putString( idreplace, replaceWith );
            var idcheckAll = stringIDToTypeID( "checkAll" );
            desc23.putBoolean( idcheckAll, true );
            var idFwd = charIDToTypeID( "Fwd " );
            desc23.putBoolean( idFwd, true );
            var idcaseSensitive = stringIDToTypeID( "caseSensitive" );
            desc23.putBoolean( idcaseSensitive, false );
            var idwholeWord = stringIDToTypeID( "wholeWord" );
            desc23.putBoolean( idwholeWord, false );
            var idignoreAccents = stringIDToTypeID( "ignoreAccents" );
            desc23.putBoolean( idignoreAccents, true );
        var idfindReplace = stringIDToTypeID( "findReplace" );
        desc22.putObject( idUsng, idfindReplace, desc23 );
    executeAction( idreplace, desc22, DialogModes.NO );
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    function readPref (thePath, binary) {
      if (File(thePath).exists == true) {
        var file = File(thePath);
        file.open("r");
        if (binary == true) {file.encoding= 'BINARY'};
        var theText = file.read();
        file.close();
        return String(theText).split(",")
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