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It's likely it was an ExtendScript (the Adobe version of Java). Just looked and I'm right.
From Applications/Utilities/Adobe Utilities folder open the ExtendScript application, do a File>New and paste the copied text. Save with a .jsx file extension. Place it in Applications/Adobe Illustrator CSX/Presets/en_US/Scripts and restart AI.
// script.name = makeAiFilesPDFcompatible.jsx;
// script.description = opens and resaves Ai files with PDF compatibility checked (Folder Batch);
// script.requirements
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I`m running OSX 10.9 and CS5. So I guess that means I canĀ“t include "clip to artwork bounds" in the script? Strange I was pretty sure this is possible. But I donĀ“t know s.... about scripts.
Thanks a million anyway, you guys realy helped me 
HF
So, this is a super old thread, but it came up in google almost at the top for what I was looking for, and it put me on the right track immediately, so I'm going to post the script I cobbled together that got all this done.
I have like... 10,000 wmf files? Somewhere in that range. These suck and you can't preview them in finder, so no one thinks to go through them (opening 1 by one), so this time when I was charged with finding some clipart, I decided to see if I could find a way to convert them all to .ai so finder can give me neat little previews.
Larry's script worked perfectly, but then, like OP, I was left unsatisfied by the artboard's size. Carlos knew exactly what he was wanting and artboardRect was definitely the way to go, but he didn't spell out how to use it. So I went to hunting again.
Knowing no extendscript and my js skills limited to query, I somehow managed to cobble together a working script by adding in the 1 and only answer from this stack overflow post. And so here it is. Enjoy! If it breaks, I honestly can't help... 
(additions in bold, comments from stack overflow user)
// script.name = makeAiFilesPDFcompatible.jsx;
// script.description = opens and resaves Ai files with PDF compatibility checked (Folder Batch);
// script.requirements = none
// script.parent = CarlosCanto // 06/4/2013;
// script.elegant = false;
// script.forumPost = http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1224874?tstart=0
var folder = Folder.selectDialog("Select Source Folder..."); // select folder
if (folder==null) {
alert("Good Bye");
}
else {
var files = find_files (folder, ['.wmf']);
var fileCount = files.length; // count them
if (fileCount>0) {
for (i=0; i<fileCount; i++) {
var idoc = app.open(files);
var doc = app.activeDocument;
// Select all objects on the artboard
doc.selectObjectsOnActiveArtboard();
// Get the size of the art
doc.artboards[0].artboardRect = [0, doc.selection[0].height, doc.selection[0].width, 0];
// Get the active Artboard index
var activeAB = doc.artboards[doc.artboards.getActiveArtboardIndex()];
var artboardBottom = activeAB.artboardRect[3];
activeAB.position = (doc.selection[0].position[0], doc.selection[0].position[1]);
// Get the active Artboard index
var activeAB = doc.artboards[doc.artboards.getActiveArtboardIndex()];
// Get the Height of the Artboard
var artboardBottom = activeAB.artboardRect[3];
// The page item you want to move. Reference it how you will. This just
// obviously grabs the first pageItem in the document.
var myPageItem = doc.pageItems[0];
// Here is where the magic happens. Set the poition of the item.
// [0,0] would be at the top left, so we have to compensate for the artboard
// height. We add myPageItem's height for offset, or we'd end up BELOW
// the artboard.
myPageItem.position = [0, artboardBottom + myPageItem.height];
var saveOpts = new IllustratorSaveOptions();
saveOpts.pdfCompatible = true;
idoc.saveAs( files, saveOpts );
idoc.close();
}
alert(fileCount + ' file(s) processed');
}
else {
alert("There are no Illustrator files in this folder.");
}
}
// recurse subfolders - Peter Kharel
function find_files (dir, mask_array){
var arr = [];
for (var i = 0; i < mask_array.length; i++){
arr = arr.concat (find_files_sub (dir, [], mask_array.toUpperCase()));
}
return arr;
}
function find_files_sub (dir, array, mask){
var f = Folder (dir).getFiles ( '*.*' );
for (var i = 0; i < f.length; i++){
if (f instanceof Folder){
find_files_sub (f, array, mask);
} else if (f.name.substr (-mask.length).toUpperCase() == mask){
array.push (f);
}
}
return array;
}
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