[JS] (CS3) eventListener & doScript

Hello everyone,
Is it possible to create an eventListener, like "afterOpen" that would trigger a script file?
In CS2, I wrote a few scripts that were managed by inEventScript Plug-in. We are upgrading to CS3 and this plug-in was not transported to CS3 since "eventListener" is available.
So if possible, what is the syntax to execute the doScript within the Event Handler Function? It would not be app.doScript. So what?
Thank you, Alex.

I am running into another issue now.
It does execute the script "afterOpen", but it is displaying my alert "No document open!!!" from my test: app.documents.lenght == 0.
So is there no Open Document altough it is an "after"???
The goal is to be able to execute some my regular script AND have have them attached to some events ("Open, Close, Copy & Paste). Or am I stuck to modify & include them in the STARTUP script. I know I can use event.parent to access the Document opened.
Also, are there events attached to pasting & copying (Before &/or after)?
Here is the Startup script.
#targetengine "session"
main();
function main()
var myScriptName = app.activeScript.fsName;
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// var myPath = app.filePath + "/Scripts/Scripts Panel/~InEventScript/";
//** Number 0
var myFile = new File (myScriptPath+"/PrePressOPEN.jsx");
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