Automator - where is the file

Hi.
Trying to combine PDF's, but I can't find the file i create. This is my workflow:
Ask for confirmation
Get specified finder items
Combine PDF pages
Open image in preview
What should I do that I do wrongly?

You can find the location of the file that is created by putting a "View Results" action from the Automator actions between the "Combine PDF pages" and the "Open Image in Preview" actions. In my case it shows the following {alias "Macintosh HD:private:tmp:YCHH7n.pdf"}.
There must be something else wrong though as the workflow shows my combined pdf in Preview.
If you give us more detail on the actions and the version of OSX we might be able to find the problem.
PowerBook 12" Mac OS X (10.4.6)

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