Move Pages in Indesign using Applescript

How to set page ranges for "move pages" command in apple script.

Fromthe pages panel flyout menu make sure Allow Document Pages to Shuffle is checked, and also Allow Selected Spreads to Shuffle for any spreads that show the numbers in brackets if you want them to be able to rearrange as well (in this case you have two pages numbered 2, and that's a problem since by default ID wants to arrange even numbered pages tothe left of the spine and odds to the right).

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