Trying to locate all PageMaker files on my Mac

I'm trying to locate all PageMaker files on my Mac. It's difficult because they bare no common extension, for that matter, no extension at all.
Can use AppleScript to collect a list of file names for any file with any of the following Creator codes. If so, any suggestions?
I've successfully used Mac OS's Spotlight to find my PageMaker documents ... employing command-F, with the Other/Creator or Other/Type option.
I know this much about the Creator codes, but I don't know how to make a complete list of files. Seems like AppleScript would be great for that task:
PageMaker 6.5: (roughly 1998)
Creator: AB65
Type: AD65
PageMaker 4.1 (roughly 1992)
Creator: ALD4
Type: ALB4
PageMaker 3
Creator: ALD3
PageMaker 2 (roughly 1988)
Creator: ALD2
Type: PUBF

Hello John Blasquez,
AppleScript's filter reference by 'whose' clause can be sadly slow in filtering large set of objects. Since it has been so for a long time, you'd better find another way when it is too slow.
I'd try mdfind(1) to invoke Spotlight query (OSX10.4 or later) from command line. E.g. -
# SHELL COMMAND (NOT tested)
# mdfind e.g. to obtain paths of PageMaker files under Home directory.
mdfind -onlyin ~ "kMDItemKind == 'PageMaker' || kMDItemCreator == 'PageMaker'"
# END OF SHELL COMMAND
And in AppleScript, you may use 'do shell script' to execute shell command. E.g. -
-- SCRIPT (NOT tested)
set outfp to "" & (path to "desk") & "test out.txt"
set query to "\"kMDItemKind == 'PageMaker' || kMDItemCreator == 'PageMaker'\""
set s to "mdfind -onlyin ~ " & query & " > " & quoted form of POSIX path of outfp
do shell script s
-- END OF SCRIPT
I have not tested them, for I don't use OSX myself.
Hope this may be of some help.
H
PS. Spotlight query will (generally) work fine for user home in local volume, but will not for any un-indexed directories, such as under /System and/or CD/DVD volumes (and perhaps under network volumes either, not sure though.)
cf.
mdfind(1)
mdfind.1.html
Spotlight Metadata Attributes Reference
Spotlight Query Programming Guide
Technical Note about 'do shell script'
http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2002/tn2065.html
Mac OS 9.1.x

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