Applescript in Automator File passing question

Hi All,
I work for an augmenative communication program in Monterey County. I do general tech stuff for them, like setting up new machines, upgrading RAM, and maintaining a few file shares.
Many of the staff that make communication aides have to go through many steps to get a picture into the software used to make said communication boards. I'm trying to find a way to help make their job easier by creating an applescript or automator action that can help automate the process.
The images of the kids and objects are in iPhoto (taken from digital cameras). The end result is to paste them into a program called BoardMaker. Getting the image to the clipboard would be good enough, because pasting is a simple operation.
Since Automator has the Preview command to resize, that part is very easy. (BoardMaker only accepts low res images and the digital cameras they use are always set too high so we need to bring down the res.)
After that I have a script action listed below that I was able to find online.
Here's the script code:
set myImage to open (choose file)
tell application "Safari"
activate
open myImage
delay 1
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Safari"
keystroke "c" using {command down}
end tell
end tell
end tell
This is great, but it asks to choose a file when what we need is it to simply open the image passing through the automator actions.
This isn't part of my job, I haven't been asked to do this, but I do see a need and I know it would help 20+ teachers and speech therapists to create augmenative communication boards.
Any help would be great - Thanks.
Paul
P.S. I have searched these forums extensively before posting, as well as the net in general. Please don't flame if I missed the post with this answer.

I tweaked the code as follows, which solved the issue.
tell application "Preview"
activate
delay 1
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Preview"
keystroke "c" using {command down}
keystroke "q" using {command down}
end tell
end tell
end tell

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key code t using {command down, shift down, option down}
end if
on error
repeat with k in t
if d is "" then
keystroke (k as text)
else if d is "c" then
keystroke (k as text) using {command down}
else if d is "a" then
keystroke k using {option down}
else if d is "k" then
keystroke (k as text) using {control down}
else if d is "s" then
keystroke k using {shift down}
else if d is in {"ac", "ca"} then
keystroke (k as text) using {command down, option down}
else if d is in {"as", "sa"} then
keystroke (k as text) using {shift down, option down}
else if d is in {"sc", "cs"} then
keystroke (k as text) using {command down, shift down}
else if d is in {"kc", "ck"} then
keystroke (k as text) using {command down, control down}
else if d is in {"ks", "sk"} then
keystroke (k as text) using {shift down, control down}
else if (d contains "c") and (d contains "s") and d contains "k" then
keystroke (k as text) using {command down, shift down, control down}
else if (d contains "c") and (d contains "s") and d contains "a" then
keystroke (k as text) using {command down, shift down, option down}
end if
end repeat
end try
end tell
end raccourci
--=====
my selectMenu("Numbers",4, 8)
==== Uses GUIscripting ====
on selectMenu(theApp, mt, mi)
tell application theApp
activate
tell application "System Events" to tell process theApp to tell menu bar 1 to ¬
tell menu bar item mt to tell menu 1 to click menu item mi
end tell -- application theApp
end selectMenu
--=====
--[/SCRIPT]
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) jeudi 17 mars 2011 21:29:15

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Just installed mac os 10.8.3 mountain lion. As such, it seems with this OS X version the "finder" does not open when a file passes over (in order to move it from desktop).
The screen dims a little and nothing else happens.
How can I recover the "finder" functionality that apparently doesn not exist anymore?
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Regards
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Back up all data. Don't continue unless you're sure you can restore from a backup, even if you're unable to log in.
This procedure will unlock all your user files (not system files) and reset their ownership and access-control lists to the default. If you've set special values for those attributes on any of your files, they will be reverted. In that case, either stop here, or be prepared to recreate the settings if necessary. Do so only after verifying that those settings didn't cause the problem. If none of this is meaningful to you, you don't need to worry about it.
Step 1
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Step 2 (optional)
Take this step only if you have trouble with Step 1 or if it doesn't solve the problem.
Boot into Recovery. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select
Utilities ▹ Terminal
from the menu bar. A Terminal window will open.
In the Terminal window, type this:
res
Press the tab key. The partial command you typed will automatically be completed to this:
resetpassword
Press return. A Reset Password window will open. You’re not going to reset a password.
Select your boot volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected.
Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.
Under Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs, click the Reset button.
Select
 ▹ Restart
from the menu bar.

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Some clarification is needed if possible...
When you commit a transaction:
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- lgwr records the committed scn (for all data blocks involved) to the redo log
Checkpoint Event
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I hope its somewhat correct. Do let me know your views too.
Cheers
Aman....

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Hello everyone,
I'm trying to execute an Automator workflow at startup, which I do by saving the workflow as an application, and adding it to the startup list, this works fine.
My workflow works fine when executed from within Automator (ie clicking on the "Execute" button), but does not anymore when the Automator application is executed (ie. simply double clicking on my Automator file)
I have narrowed it down to an Applescript inside my workflow which fails only when the application is executed from the finder (the step works fine from within Automator). The script automatically creates an ad hoc wifi network.
The line which specifically fails is :
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