Photoshop Action - Multiple Save As

Hi all.
I am trying to make an Action to save out multiple versions of a file, that can be applied to numerous different files, all in different destinations.
How can I edit and remove the "IN" parameter in the Save As steps of the actions?
I have tried the "insert menu item" but even when clicking on SAVE AS it only records it as SAVE (with copy).
I see there is a default SAVE AS PHOTOSHOP PDF in the Production set of actions, but it has differet settings to what I need.
Any help is appreciated

Hi all,
The problems detailed first is a problem I am also experiencing and it maybe a case that I am asking too much but I really don't think so - Here is the issue:-
I create the product information pages for my website (www.formyoffice.co.uk) and each product has an HD image, a std image, a section link image, and a thumbnail image, and these are sized to square images in pixels to the following sizes HD=750, STD=350, Section=150, Thumb=75 pixels. I am hoping to set up an automated process that once I have finished modifying the image given from whoever (suppliers/manufacturer/customer/showroom photo) and I have saved this HD image, will then run a batch and adjust this image to the required size AND save this image for use. I have completed an "Action" process and this works well but have an issue with the filename that the new image is then saved as and this is making this automated process pointless. So if my original image was called, for example "OSCO-Test-HD-1.jpg" my process required an action to deleted ".jpg" and then re-save with addition "-350" for STD, "-tna" for Section, and "-tnb" for thumb but the problem is that the filname will not update to the actual file it is looking at and keeps modifying the filename so new file "Wibble-Test-HD-1" will get changed to the following "OSCO-Test-HD-1-350.jpg", "OSCO-Test-HD-1-tna.jpg", and "OSCO-Test-HD-1-tnb.jpg" instead of saving as the correct extensions "Wibble-Test-HD-1-350", "Wibble-Test-HD-1-tna", and "Wibble-Test-HD-1-tnb".
Am I asking too much here?? The filename does update itself but I can not get the action to use the current original file that it will modify to create these other images, it jsut keeps using the filename used when creating the Macro action process and then updates this. Any help will be greatly appreciated and I think this will help Tigo88 as I think this is the same issue.
Richard Kings
ForMyOffice

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