Applescript with Keynote

I'm trying to write an Applescript to export the images from a Keynote presentation using Keynote 6.0, which has now added that option. I can export a movie, a PDF, and every other type of format except for an image. Here's what I'm doing and it doesn't do anything, doesn't even give an error. Any suggestions?
tell application "Keynote"
export front document to file "HD:Exported" as image with properties {compression factor:0.9, image format:PNG, export style:IndividualSlides, skipped slides:false, all stages:true }
end tell

If "HD:Exported" is intended to be a folder called Exported at the root of the disk you are booted into it should be: "/Exported".
It is usually better to put such things in User files or Desktops.

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If you create an account for him you can setup Parental Controls.
iTunes: Using Parental Controls
Create a new Apple ID here.
https://appleid.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MyAppleId.woa/21/wo/mz0CVVrDn8QtH1s 3uYclhM/10.0.31.145.6.3

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Thanks chuck,
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　　activate
end tell
tell application “System Events“
　　tell process “Keynote“
　　　　keystroke “v“ using {command down}
　　end tell
end tell
http://piyocast.com/as/archives/537

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     set TempID to AppleScript's text item delimiters
     set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "-"
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**repeat for EndDate
to date_format(old_date)
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end date_format
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Hi,
Try this, it work on the current document of Keynote '09'
set old_date to current date
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        set tc to count slides
        repeat with i from 1 to tc
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                else
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