New Folder On Desktop

Need some help with this:
I want an Automator plug-in workflow that creates a new empty folder on my desktop titled with the current days date. So the new empty folder would be labeled 10-7-08
When I was running Tiger I created an Automator plug-in that that did what I'm trying to do in Leopards version of Automator, and when I upgraded to Leopard last year the Automator plug-in I created in Tiger continued to work great until today when it said the workflow couldn't be found. So I thought, no big deal, I'll just create a new Automator workflow plug-in. I was right it was no big deal, very easy to do:
In Automators Library I simply select *New Folder* and in the name space I dropped the variable *Today's Date* and under the Where dropdown I select Desktop. That's it, that's all I need. So I click the Run button, the workflow runs and in less than a second I have a new empty folder on my Desktop named with today's date. So I go to File > *Save As Plug-in > Save Plug-in for Finder* and name the plug-in workflow *New Dated Folder*.
Here's where I need help, when right click or control click to access the the new workflow (usually on my desktop) *More > Automator > New Dated Folder* The workflow runs, it creates the folder with today's date, but instead of stopping the workflow continues to run and starts coping my Desktop folder inside the new new folder, and inside the copy of my desktop it does the same thing and inside that, the same thing, and it just continues to copy folders inside folders.
I try to stop the workflow but clicking the stop sign button in the menu bar doesn't work so I have to force quit *Automator Runner*.
Please advise, this workflow worked great in Tiger. How do I get it to NOT copy my Desktop folder? I'm not telling it to copy anything. It works perfectly directly from Automator just not as a Finder Plug-in
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Wow, that's the answer I was looking for, thank you!
I had noticed that it was carrying my right click on the Desktop thru, but I couldn't figure out how to tell it not to do that. I looked all over in Automator I even tried right clicking in the workflow window to see if any contextual menus popped up. I had no idea it was hidden in the upper bar of the Action and in my frustration I didn't see the Action menu
Thanks again you saved me from completely pulling out my hair.
Ryan

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