AS: finding elements in xml structure

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From: matt b2
Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 18:50

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i'm new to applescript. i'm bringing a rather complex xml file into indesign  and i need to find when an element has a certain name and then create an textfield accordingly. my question is how do i find these elements by name when they may be nested several levels deep in the xml?

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