Batch Sequence with JavaScript

Hi Guys,
I have a batch sequence that won't save the original files. I'm getting a message "The file may be read-only, or another user may have it open. Please save the document with a different name or in a different folder."
However, another batch sequence that runs on the same file saves it fine so I know that noone else has it open and that and I know I have rights to that folder.
The sequence that won't save the file sets the open optons and has JavaScript in it that collapses the many bookmarks.
Is there something about having JavaScript in the batch sequence that's not allowing this to save?
Many thanks,
Ken

You rock!! That made it all go.
I was mistaken befeore thought, its the JavaScript Editor that's coming up on the screen when I run the sequence. I have to close it with the OK button before the sequence finishes. It comes up for each file I process. Trouble is I can't imagine what I've changed that would cause that to start happening.
The code looks like this:
//Collapses all bookmarks and shows the bookmarks panel
function BookmarksCollapse(bkm, nLevel)
var s = "";
for (var i = 0; i < nLevel; i++);
bkm.open=0;
if (bkm.children != null)
for (var i = 0; i < bkm.children.length; i++)
BookmarksCollapse(bkm.children[i], nLevel + 1);
BookmarksCollapse(this.bookmarkRoot, 0);
//app.execMenuItem("ShowHideNavigationPane");
//app.execMenuItem("ShowHideBookmarks");
this.saveAs(this.path);

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