Importing multipage PDF into multi artboard AI doc

Hi folks,
The only way I've been able to get a multi-page PDF (with editable vector paths) into AI is to place each PDF page into an AI file with multiple artboards, one at a time. Am I missing something? Is there a more efficient workflow for this? We have to do this with about 90 PDFs, so efficiency is valued.
Thanks,
Toni

Toni,
Go to here: http://rwillustrator.blogspot.com/2008/10/scripts-make-multiple-artboards-in.html
Mac only, sorry.

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