Export objects to separate files in Illustrator

Is there a way to export objects to separate files in Illustrator?

• The output I want is AI or vector files, not raster images.


• The objects are not on separate artboards, and I am looking for a solution that does not require them to be. (Putting the objects into separate art boards would take as much time as copying and pasting them into separate documents, which is what I am trying to streamline.)

My use case: I am designing characters in a font, and each font contains upwards of a hundred characters. I need to get each character into a separate file in order to bulk import them into my font program.