Replace tags with images

Hi
 I'm tryng to build a vb script that replace text tag with images.
 Tags are like <%img=c:\logo.jpg%>. I need to replace the tag with the image c:\logo.jpg.
 I try this (It didn't work). Can somebody help me?
 thanks
 
 On Error Resume Next
 
 Set myInDesign = CreateObject("InDesign.Application.CS3")
 Set myDocument = myInDesign.ActiveDocument
 
 Set myTextFrames = myDocument.TextFrames
 'Get the total number of textframes
 myTextFrameTotal = myTextFrames.Count
 
 REM : replace tag <%img=c:\logo.jpg%> image with image c:\logo.jpg
 'Setup a loop through all textframes
 For myloop = 1 To myTextFrameTotal
 
 Set myTextFrame = myTextFrames.Item(myloop)
 
 myCharacterCount = myTextFrame.Characters.Count
 If myCharacterCount > 0 Then
 
 id1= InStr(1, myTextFrame.Texts.Item(1).Contents, "<%img=" ,1) If id1 >0 Then id2= InStr(1, myTextFrame.Texts.Item(1).Contents, "%>" ,1)
 If id1 >0 Then
 
 REM: image filename
 myFile = trim(Mid(myTextFrame.Texts.Item(1).Contents, id1+6, id2-id1-6) )
 REM: set tag to ""
 myTextFrame.Texts.ItemByRange(id1, id2).Item(1).Contents = ""
 
 REM myTextFrame.Fit idFitOptions.idProportionally
 REM myTextFrame.Fit idFitOptions.idContentToFrame
 REM: insert image file
 myTextFrame.InsertionPoints.Item(1).Place (myFile)
 
 end if
 end if
 end if
 
 Next 'Process the next text frame in text frames
 
 if Err.Number>0 then MsgBox Err.Description + ", " & Err.Source
 
 REM myPub.SaveAs ("")
 REM myPub.Close
 REM myInDesign.Quit
 REM Set myDocument = Nothing
 REM Set myInDesign = Nothing

Hi Robert
 Thanks for your help.
 
 I get this message error:
 "Topic not optional. Vbscript error run time."
 
 The problem seems to be with instruction:
 myTextFrame.Texts.ItemByRange(id1, id2).Item(1).Contents = ""
 and
 myTextFrame.InsertionPoints.Item(1).Place (myFile)
 
 Image is inserted but NON in the tag position and tag postion is not emptied.
 
 I do not understand if "id1, id2" for ItemByRange function are simple integer or must be a kinf of object.
 
 On Error Resume Next
 
 Set myInDesign = CreateObject("InDesign.Application.CS3")
 Set myDocument = myInDesign.ActiveDocument
 
 Set myTextFrames = myDocument.TextFrames
 'Get the total number of textframes
 myTextFrameTotal = myTextFrames.Count
 
 msgbox myTextFrameTotal
 
 REM : replace tag <%img=c:\logo.jpg%> image with image c:\logo.jpg
 'Setup a loop through all textframes
 For myloop = 1 To myTextFrameTotal
 
 Set myTextFrame = myTextFrames.Item(myloop)
 
 myCharacterCount = myTextFrame.Characters.Count
 If myCharacterCount > 0 Then
 
 id1= InStr(1, myTextFrame.Texts.Item(1).Contents, "<%img=" ,1) If id1 >0 Then id2= InStr(1, myTextFrame.Texts.Item(1).Contents, "%>" ,1)
 If id2 >0 Then
 
 REM: image filename
 myFile = trim(Mid(myTextFrame.Texts.Item(1).Contents, id1+6, id2-id1-6) )
 
 msgbox myFile
 
 REM: set tag to ""
 myTextFrame.Texts.ItemByRange(id1, id2).Item(1).Contents = ""
 
 REM myTextFrame.Fit idFitOptions.idProportionally
 REM myTextFrame.Fit idFitOptions.idContentToFrame
 myTextFrame.InsertionPoints.Item(1).Place (myFile)
 
 end if
 end if
 end if
 
 if Err.Number>0 then MsgBox Err.Description + ", " & Err.Source
 
 Next 'Process the next text frame in text frames
 
 REM myPub.SaveAs ("")
 REM myPub.Close
 REM myInDesign.Quit
 REM Set myDocument = Nothing
 REM Set myInDesign = Nothing

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