Action keeps overwriting previous file in auto batch run

Hi..I have been experiencing a frustrating problem. When running an automated batch action which ends with a 'save as' command to a 'action completed' folder, the files keeps overwriting the previous files in the batch and retains name of the first file processed by the action.
Other actions I have created never had this problem, but all of a sudden it simply refuses to save the individual files without overwriting the previous one.
Any help or suggestions would be most welcome. I have tried deleting the preferencs and .plist files. I am running CS3 on a MacPro with OS X 10.5.4
Cheers,
David

PDFs and EPS files that need to be rasterized have this problem, IIRC. But JPG files should be fine. I would try image processor, and make sure to strip out any save commands in your action, instead using the image processor script to save the images. If the files are overwriting with that setup, you have real problems!

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