PS CS4 save action that prevents file clobbering?

Hello:
Does anyone know of an action step or event script that will alert you to the existence of a file when using non-dialog save commands in actions?
Scenario:
Suppose I have a "Save" action that points to a specific folder, I then save an image titled XXX into a folder called IMAGES. Then either intentionally or accidentally I get a new (i.e. completely different) image called XXX that I edit and resave to IMAGES via the action. Right now, CS3 and CS4 actions with suppressed save dialogs do not alert you to the existence of a file in the target location. It just saves over it.
I am using function keys to trigger script steps since I have different routines based on image content so batching a directory is not preferred.
The ideal solution would be an "if file exists in path" step.

You will need to write a script to check if the file already exists.
Install the script listener plug-in. Record you save step and check the listener log file on your desktop.
You can then do a if ( File("fullpathtofile").exists ) { alert ('dont do that'); } else { ... do regular save here ... }
Another option would be to use a unique file name generator so you don't ever clobber a file.

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