Linking text frames with script label array in vbs

Here's what I'm using
TextFrameStr = "name1,name2,name3,name4"
TextFrameArray = split(TextFrameStr, ",")
'On Error Resume Next
For i = 0 to Ubound(TextFrameArray)
myDocument.TextFrames.item(TextFrameArray(i)).nextTextFrame = myDocument.TextFrames.item(TextFrameArray(i + 1))
Next
I keep getting the the 'Requested member does not exist' message.
itemByName seems to not work as well.
Its probably someting quite silly!
Thanks for help inadvance

Still not working unfortunately. I have added the names into the layers palatte.
The code below produces
"Object doesn't support this property or method"
Set myInDesignServer = CreateObject("InDesignServer.Application.CS5")
Set myDocument = myInDesignServer.Open("C:\test.indd")
TextFrameStr = "name1,name2,name3,name4"
TextFrameArray = split(TextFrameStr, ",")
'On Error Resume Next
For i = 0 to Ubound(TextFrameArray) - 1
myDocument.pageItems.itemByName(TextFrameArray(i)).nextTextFrame = myDocument.pageItems.itemByName(TextFrameArray(i + 1))
Next
myDocument.Save "C:\test.indd"
myDocument.Close
many thanks in adavnce for any help

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