How do I duplicate the folder name copied to say the Desktop

I must have missed something in the way Automator actions work.
I want to copy a folder to the desktop with the same name as it has in the Pictures Directory.
I can make it copy to a named folder. And replace contents, and then I click on an rename by hand.
But is there a way for Automator to remember the name of the folder it has copied from and then rename the new one on the desktop.
Any help appreciated.

The *Copy Finder Items* action will return the paths of the copied items in its results, so you can just pass that to the *Rename Finder Items* action.
Note that this is the Tiger Automator forum - Automator in Leopard is a bit different, so in the future you should post in the Leopard Automator forum.

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