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I've run into a problem recently with batching actions in CS3 to process vector files like ai or pdf.  I record the open step to set import preferences then select override action "open" commands, but the program opens the image with the name of the file used to record the action instead of taking the name of the file being processed. The result is that the new files all have the same name and just keep overwriting the last one. I'm not touching the file name when I record the action. The only way I've been able to get around this is to manually open the files, then run the rest of the action. I know in the past, recording an open step with overide action open commands has worked to batch these types of files. Is there a way to set the import preferences while keeping the source file's name when batching?

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Then try the settings in the batch as below.
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by opening a pdf, setting the options in the dialog and click ok to open. Close that image.
When you process your pdf's with the image processor,
you don't need any open steps in your action because the image processor
should use the last settings used in the open pdf dialog.
A couple of drawbacksof the image processor:
1. If you want to change the open settings for pdfs,
   you have to repeat opening another pdf to set the settings.
2. If you want to save in a format other than the three in processor dialog,
   with the file naming different for each file, that could be a problem.
A better solution for pdfs might be the PDF Processor, which you get here:
http://ps-scripts.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1882&sid=cef721acdf7cedf8464854df2811d1a8
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