Batch Action creating .AI files unexpectedly

Hi,
I am having a strange issue. I am running a batch action that deletes some art from WMF files, and then saves them. When I run the batch, I am prompted to save an .AI file which is named the same as the WMF files that I am processing. This occurs every for every file, stopping the batch to prompt for saving the .AI file.
Does anyone have any idea why this is happening?
Thanks,
Tom

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