Script to map xml tags to para styles

I am using the 'FindChangeByList.jsx' to format a series of text files.
I realise that I can map tags to styles using the 'Tags" palette.
But I wondered, if it is possible, if someone would be able to show me the syntax to include in my list (.txt file) to map xml tags to paragraph styles assigned in the list as it runs the script?
Steve

If you want through find and change here below is a function for apply tag on paragraph style
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
addtags("A Head", "Head");
addtags("Text", "P");
function addtags(stylename, tag)
if(myDoc.paragraphStyles.item(stylename) != null)
app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = '.+';
app.findGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = stylename;
app.changeGrepPreferences.markupTag = tag;
myDoc.changeGrep();
app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
Shonky

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It sounds like your tab characters are actually disappearing from content in the XML. Jeff was responding to the fact that they need to be there, and you state that you originally had them in your document, but they are not showing up once imported through the XML.
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Hi,
John Hawkinson thank you so much your suggestion.
I am new this type of discusion (on this page). So i think anybody could not replay my answer. So i repost my question.
I want insert tags in my Indesign CS4 files. Is this posible when i select my powermath equaiton then run script. Script add tags automatically before/after my equation. Please ignore IDML word.
Yes i an comfortable with XSLT presently i working with Pearson ETMV2.
I have one more question when i past my snapshot its appear properly but when i agin see my commant then my snapshot disappear (see small blue rectangle).
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