Actions - Convert CYMK to RGB

Hi all,
I was hoping someone could help me out with trying to convert the "Document Color Mode" from CYMK to RGB as part of an action. The reason for this is because i have hundreds of eps files that need to be converted to RGB mode, but recording actions does not seem to "record" the changing of the "Document Color Mode".
Thanks in advance,
Patrick

You need to use the "Insert Menu Item..." command found in the Actions panel fly-out menu.

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