Automate import to iphoto naming the event.

Hi every one.
I can automate any new photos i put into my "photos" folder so that they import straight into iphoto fine. The only problem is that when it imports them it creates an unnamed folder or "event" instead of a named event.
The example is.
Test folder is dragged into "photo" folder.
This is then imported into iphoto
iphoto then displays those images as an event called "untitled"
How can i have it so that the event is named after the folder which ("test") which i have put into my "photos" folder?
Any help would really be appreciated. 2nd day of owning my first mac and loving it. Really want to make use of some of these really decent features.
thanks
Wes

Hi,
If you use Automator :
You don't have the folder name , because the "Import ..." action import files not folder.
Here is a solution :
If you use a folder action, the first action should be the "Run AppleScript" action.
Cut all the code in the action.
Copy/paste this text in the action.
on run {input, parameters}
      tell application "iPhoto"
             import from input
      end tell
      return input
end run

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