Automator: how to make an app that accepts hyperlinks dropped on it?

I tried using the 'get specified url' action but it doesn't make the app capable of accepting hyperlinks dropped on it. what i am trying to do is...
1. drop hyperlinks from a certain webpage onto the app.
2. make the app scan that hyperlinks webpage for urls in it.
3. filter urls i want
4. download those urls.
when i use the workflow it works fine. but automator freezes all the while it downloads it and i can't run more such download in parallel. so i want to make and app. when i saved the work flow as an app it wont accept any input. any help?

See http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2039384 and Introduction to Automator tutorial at http://automator.us/leopard/video/index.html
And, http://www.automatedworkflows.com/tips/podcast.html and
http://www.macosxautomation.com/automator/examples/ex04/index.html
And, http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2241804 for a four-parter by Sal Saghoian on *Automation in Snow Leopard*
Finally, here's a new episode that demonstrates the differences between AppleScript Studio and AppleScript-Objective-C application development. http://pixelcorps.cachefly.net/mbkd036_540ph264.mov
It references this page on MACOSXAUTOMATION.COM: containing the example project files: http://www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/develop/index.html

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