Updating track info  in itunes using applescript

Hi Ive created a playlist of tracks that have been edited outside of iTunes, but the changes are not shown in iTunes until I select getInfo for the file using iTunes. I need to tell itunes to update the info for each track in the playlist, I tried using the command update and it doesnt give an error , but doesnt seem to do anything either - I cant find a suitable command in the itunes dictionary.
tell application "iTunes"
set new_playlist to (make user playlist with properties {name:"Files Updated:1/8/08 9:36 PM"})
add (file "Macintosh HD:Users:paul:track7.mp3") to new_playlist
add (file "Macintosh HD:Users:paul:track8.mp3") to new_playlist
repeat with nexttrack in new_playlist
update nexttrack
end repeat end tell
thanks Paul

The command required is refresh not update

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