IPhoto Automator actions = broken and useless

It's already been established that in order for iPhoto's most useful action, "get selected iPhoto items", to work in 10.4.3, you have to install a third-party fix.
Today, I discovered that when the action is run on a Raw file, it retrieves a jpeg preview copy of the file instead of the actual image. For example, if I dragged a Raw photo from iPhoto to my desktop, I would see DSC_0038.nef (or whatever) on my desktop. But if I make an Automator workflow that copies a photo to the desktop, I end up with DSC_0038.jpeg.
This means it is impossible to make a useful workflow with Raw files and iPhoto.
If anyone knows of a fix, it would be most appreciated.

Paul:
You might post your question in the Automator forum. There's probably more Automator users there that can help.
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On Aug 19, 2007, at 11:09 AM, .Mac Support wrote:
Dear David,
I understand that you are experiencing an issue viewing some of your websites published in iWeb:
I have examined all of the published pages and they appear to load and function as expected. If you published your website to .Mac, you can visit it either of these ways:
- In iWeb, click the Visit button in the lower-left corner.
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http://web.mac.com/daviddawley/
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http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n303042
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WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES
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Important: Mention of third-party websites and products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation. Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the selection, performance, or use of information or products found at third-party websites. Apple provides this only as a convenience to our users. Apple has not tested the information found on these sites and makes no representations regarding its accuracy or reliability. There are risks inherent in the use of any information or products found on the Internet, and Apple assumes no responsibility in this regard. Please understand that a third-party site is independent from Apple and that Apple has no control over the content on that website.
Sincerely,
Mel
.Mac Support
http://www.apple.com/support/dotmac
http://www.mac.com/learningcenter
Support Subject : iWeb
Sub Issue : I can't publish to .Mac from iWeb
Comments : I was interested in forwarding one of several iWeb based sites to one of my domains. I wanted to see what the steps were. I believe I inadvertently started the process for moving the site to www.nfdoi.com site. I have several sub directories under the ~/Library/Application Support/iWeb directory with separate domain.sites files (now domain.sites2).
I was going through all of my domain.sites files and opening them in iWeb08; then publishing them. Somewhere along the line everything blew up. Most of my iWeb sites no longer function, It appears that every other iweb site other www.nfdoi.com is down EXCEPT the last one I published. I have made a mess of things and would appreciate any help.
Don't work:
http://web.mac.com/daviddawley/FuzzyLlamaJuniorOptimist.com
http://web.mac.com/daviddawley/pAwesomeProductions.com
Works:
http://web.mac.com/daviddawley/Optimist_View/OptimistView.com/OptimistView.com.h tml
========= PLEASE USE THE SPACE ABOVE TO DESCRIBE THE ISSUE BASED ON THE QUESTIONS BELOW =========
1. What version of iWeb are you using to publish to .Mac? iLife 08
2. When did you first notice this issue? After publishing a few sites.
3. What happens, including any error messages, when you try to publish your site?
--------------------- Additional Info -------------------------
Alternate email address : [email protected]
OS Version : Mac OS X 10.4.10
Browser Type : Safari 2.x
Category : I can't publish to .Mac from iWeb
Connection Type :Other
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