Using FindChangeByList Javascript

I read the excellent article in Nov 08 issue of InDesign Magazine on using FindChangeByList. I am publishing stories on the card game Bridge which uses symbols for Hearts, Spades, Diamonds, and Clubs. I would like to use a script that replaces easily-typed characters for the suit symbols and makes the Hearts and Diamonds red. I have managed to write a script that replaces the symbols, but cannot find a way to make some of them red. Or better yet, applies a Character Style. Below is my script. Can anyone help me change the Hearts and Diamonds to red?
glyph
{glyphID:4,appliedFont:"Times",fontStyle:"Regular"}
{glyphID:386,appliedFont:"Apple Symbols",fontStyle:"Regular"}
{includeFootnotes:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeHiddenLayers:false}
Find all exclamation marks and replace with clubs.
glyph
{glyphID:7,appliedFont:"Times",fontStyle:"Regular"}
{glyphID:383,appliedFont:"Apple Symbols",fontStyle:"Regular"}
{includeFootnotes:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeHiddenLayers:false}
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glyph
{glyphID:6,appliedFont:"Times",fontStyle:"Regular"}
{glyphID:388,appliedFont:"Apple Symbols",fontStyle:"Regular",appliedCharacterStyle:"Red Suits"}
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glyph
{glyphID:35,appliedFont:"Times",fontStyle:"Regular"}
{glyphID:389,appliedFont:"Apple Symbols",fontStyle:"Regular",appliedCharacterStyle:"Red Suits"}
{includeFootnotes:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeHiddenLayers:false}
Find all at marks and replace with diamonds.

Hi Gary,
The findChangeTextOptions are included in the FindChangeByList.txt file--the organization of each line is:
type|tab|findWhat|tab|changeTo|tab|findChangeOptions|tab|comment
So a typical line for a text find/change operation looks like this (where <tab> is a tab character):
text<tab>{findWhat:" - "}<tab>{changeTo:"^="}<tab>{includeFootnotes:true, includeMasterPages:true, includeHiddenLayers:true, wholeWord:false}<tab>Find all space-dash-space and replace with an en dash.
You would add:
caseSensitive:true<pre>
...to the find change options section of the line.
Thanks,
Ole

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