Aperture Import with Automator

Hi
I have created the following Automator workflow as a Service:
1. Import photo
2. Evaluate photo
3. Set IPTC tags
The workflow does fine until step 2 but stopps with the Apple Script error message that
"Parts of the expression did not provide a result. (-2763)"
The keywords I would like to add to photos to be imported do not show up in the
respective Aperture field (field at the bottom "Schlagwörter"):
What is going wrong? I can not find the reason and would be very happy for advice.
Thank you very much!

I'm using a hot folder to import to Aperture as well, and also had the same problems when I try to configure it.
I solve it by creating an action in Automator that will copy all the images from the memory card to a temp folder when a card is inserted in the card reader. At the end of the action all the files inside the temp folder are moved to the actual hot folder, as you said this is almost instant so works perfectly.
So basicly the workaround is the following:
Card inserted - Image capture starts and copy all the images to a temp folder - Images then move to Aperture's hot folder - Aperture gets all the images.

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