Reference to object by ID (Applescript)

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From: Peter_Bossens
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:32

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Applescript - InDesign CS2
I would like to check some attributes of an object within a document from which I know the ID.
How can I reference to this object using applescript?

Suppose the ID is "3102", I would expect someting like:

set myObject to item id 3102
if name of fill color of myObject is .... then ...
or:
select myObject ....

...but this does not work! Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Peter

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