File path recorded with "Save As" Action is fixed?

Question

I am trying to create an action that will save the open file to a JPG (Quality 9, Matte: None), always in the same folder that it came from, as it does when this is performed manually. (The preference to Save As to the Original Folder is enabled).
What I am finding is that when the action is recorded, the path to the folder at the time is fixed in the action, effectively rendering it useless for further saves of files opened in different folders.
Is it possible not to save a path when recording the Save As action or make it variable so that adopts the folder that would have been chosen had the command been invoked manually?
TIA, Joel.
Photoshop Mac CS5
Mac OS X 10.6.4
MacBook Pro 17" 2.4GHz/4GB/320GB

Answer 1

So it looks like PS cannot automate a manual process in this case though it would be very desirable for it to do so and has all the information necessary for the task.
I may not quite follow as I browsed the thread rather superficially, but Scripting may be useful in this case.
You could try this JavaScript (save as a jsx-File in ExtendScript Toolkit into the application’s Scripts-folder).
But be warned: This would overwrite existing jpgs of the same name without prompting.
// saves jpg into same folder;
// be advised: this  overwrites existing jpgs of the same name without prompting.
// 2010, use it at your own risk;
#target photoshop;
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var thedoc = app.activeDocument;
// getting the name and location;
var docName = thedoc.name;
if (docName.indexOf(".") != -1) {var basename = docName.match(/(.*)\.[^\.]+$/)[1]}
else {var basename = docName};
// getting the location, if unsaved save to desktop;
try {var docPath = thedoc.path}
catch (e) {var docPath = "~/Desktop"};
// jpg options;
var jpegOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions();
jpegOptions.quality = 9;
jpegOptions.embedColorProfile = true;
jpegOptions.matte = MatteType.NONE;
//save jpg as a copy:
thedoc.saveAs((new File(docPath+'/'+basename+'.jpg')),jpegOptions,true);
//that’s it; thanks to xbytor;