A script to open files in a directory that have certain properties

I need a script to open all JPG files in a directory and it's subfolders that have a height greater than the width and then run a specific photoshop action for each (inlcuding a save for web within the same directory). Not sure if it's best to record that into the action as it will probably always try to save in the same directory. Probably need something similar to the batch options available in Photoshop that override this...
Any help is much appreciated.

I think I found what I'm looking for in ImageReady although I'm not sure how to set it to batch. I don't see the batch command in the File menu like Photoshop...

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