Adding hyperlink to image in Indesign with Applescript - hyperlink

I'm trying to create an AppleScript that creates hyperlinks on every linked image in InDesign.
This is what I have come up with so far.
tell application "Adobe InDesign CC 2017"
activate
tell active document
set grphicBoxs to all graphics of layer activeLayer
set myLinks to {}
repeat with I in grphicBoxs
set iLink to item link of i
set end of myLinks to iLink
end repeat
repeat with theLinkRef in myLinks
set theLinkName to ((name of theLinkRef) as string)
display dialog "theLinkName: " & theLinkName
set myHyperLink to "www.myURL"
set myHyperLinkName to "myURL name"
try
set hyperLinkPreSet to make hyperlink URL destination with properties `{name:myHyperLinkName, destination URL:myHyperLink}`
on error
set hyperLinkPreSet to hyperlink URL destination myHyperLinkName
end try
try
set hyperLinkObject to make hyperlink page item source with properties `{name:myHyperLinkName, source page item:rectangle theLinkName, hidden:false}`
on error
set TheHS to hyperlink page item source myHyperLinkName
end try
display dialog "hyperLinkObject:" & hyperLinkObject
make new hyperlink with properties `{destination:myHyperLink, source:hyperLinkObject, visible:false}`
end repeat
end tell
end tell
The expected result is that the hyperlink preset that is created is applied to the chosen object. But I get this error message.
Invalid value for parameter 'source' of method 'make'. Expected page
item, but received nothing.
Is there anyone here who has successfully created hyperlinks on linked objects who can help me?

Problem solved
set activeLayer to "Layer 1"
set counter to 1
tell application "Adobe InDesign CC 2017"
activate
tell active document
set grphicBoxs to all graphics of layer activeLayer
set myLinks to {}
repeat with i in grphicBoxs
set iLink to item link of i
set end of myLinks to iLink
end repeat
repeat with theLinkRef in myLinks
set theLinkName to ((name of theLinkRef) as string)
set theLinkNameNoext to text 1 thru ((offset of "." in theLinkName) - 1) of theLinkName
set myHyperLink to "http://macscripter.net"
set myHyperLinkName to theLinkNameNoext & " " & counter
make hyperlink with properties {name:myHyperLinkName, source:make hyperlink page item source with properties {source page item:rectangle counter}, destination:make hyperlink URL destination with properties {destination URL:myHyperLink}}
set counter to counter + 1
end repeat
end tell
end tell

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