QuickTime save self contained with current filename?

Is there an AppleScript variable for the current QuickTime filename? I'm working with an script written by someone else and it asks for input for the file name at the end of the script - but I want it to just use the current file name. Here's the line I'm trying to tweak:
"save self contained document 1 in fileToSaveTo"
("fileToSaveTo" is the variable that gets defined via user input prior to this line.)
I'm thinking it should be something along the lines of:
"save self contained document 1 in current_filename"
but I don't know the correct parameter... Thanks for any help!

This will get you the name of the frontmost QT file
set theName to name of front document

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sorry code came out wrong
set infile to choose file with prompt "select file:"
set outfile to choose file name with prompt "Save altered file here:"
try
tell application "QuickTime Player"
activate
close every window
open infile
set dimensions of document 1 to {720, 400}
tell document 1
save self contained file outfile
end tell
-- save document 1 given «class dfil»:file outfile, «class
savk»:self contained
close document 1 saving no
end tell
end try
Message was edited by: Steven Prigg

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