Automator Application to Convert Documents to PDF FIles

I am new to the use of the Automator App, but I can tell already that it can very powerful.
I am trying to create the Automator Application described in Mac Life article http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/how_print_directly_pdf_without_opening_fil e.
The problem that I am having is the when I add the "Print Finder Items" action to the work flow it does not contain the "Print To" option to set the destination to the CUPS-PDF printer.
Can someone tell me if I am doing something wrong or if something needs to be configured to make the "Print To" option visiable with the "Print Finder Items" action in this or any workflow I have tried?
Thank you in advance.
vertigow
15" MacBook Pro
Mac OS X Version 10.7 Lion

I just double checked and I am in error setting the default printer to CUPS-PDF, did in fact allow for the PDF to be created. My Mistake,
The application still opened and I had to select Print when presented so it still rquires that native program and possibly some interaction (dang ).
It would still be nice to be able to set the destination so you don't have to hard set the default printer, and somehow not have to deal with the native program getting in the way.
Thanks,
vertigow

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