Testing file existence in an iPhoto album, removing, and importing

I want to write an AppleScript to import a photo into an album. If a photo with the same file-name already exists in the given album, I want to remove the existing one first, then proceed with the import. I tried:
if album "MyAlbum" contains "pic1.jpg" then
remove "pic1.jpg" from album "MyAlbum"
end if
but that doesn't compile. Help?

You may get a better response if you post it over in the Applescript forum which can be found here...
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=724
Good luck,
Patrick

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