Is there anyway to create a watched/monitored folder for actions (similar to distillar for PDFs)

Question

Is there any way to set up a watched folder in Photoshop to automatically batch run an action on any image that is dropped into that particular folder?
Similar to how distillar works for PDFs.
I have Creative Suite Web Premium 5.5 so if any of the other packages in the suite will do the job please let me know as I can't seem to find it.
A droplet won't do the job as although the processing will take place on my machine - the image may be dropped into the folder by a colleague elsewhere.
Thanks.

Answer 1

According to the Applescript Users Group, Batch hasn't worked since at least CS4, that's why the error messages. Darn Adobe, they  include it in their Scripting Guides.
This works, but depending on the action, you might get a dialog box that, again, Adobe in their stupidity have decided can't be turned off with scripting. This also renames duplicate files.
Regards
Santa
on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving PhotoshopFiles
          try
                    set ptd to path to desktop as text
  --set ptdpp to ptd & "Photoshop Processing" as text
                    set ptdpp to this_folder as text
                    set ptdpif to ptd & "Processed Images Folder" as text
                    set ptdpsf to ptd & "Processed Stored Folder" as text
                    set fileToLog to (ptdpif) & ":Photoshop_Batch_Errors_Log.txt" as text
                    tell application "Finder"
                              if not (exists folder ptdpif) then
                                        make new folder at folder ptd with properties {name:"Processed Images Folder"}
                              end if
                              if not (exists folder ptdpsf) then
                                        make new folder at folder ptd with properties {name:"Processed Stored Folder"}
                              end if
                              if not (exists file fileToLog) then
                                        make new file at folder ptdpif with properties {name:"Photoshop_Batch_Errors_Log.txt"}
                              end if
                              set PhotoshopFiles to files of folder ptdpp as alias list
                    end tell
  say (count of PhotoshopFiles)
  delay 4
                    tell application "Adobe Photoshop CS6"
  activate
                              repeat with this_File in PhotoshopFiles
                                        tell application "Finder"
                                                  set file_Name to name of this_File
                                                  set file_Extension to "psd" --default Save name extension of this_File
                                                  set file_Name2 to characters 1 through -((count of file_Extension) + 2) of file_Name as text
  display dialog file_Extension
                                                  set file_to_save to (ptdpif & ":" & file_Name2 & "." & file_Extension as text)
                                                  set x to 1
                                                  repeat
                                                            if not (exists file file_to_save) then exit repeat
                                                            set file_to_save to (ptdpif & ":" & file_Name2 & " " & x & "." & file_Extension as text)
                                                            set x to x + 1
                                                  end repeat
                                        end tell
  open this_File
  --set display dialogs to never
                                        try
  do action "Wood Frame - 50 pixel" from "Default Actions" without notifiers enabled and display dialogs -- < this particular action brings up a dialog box which can't be addressed with Applescript
  save current document in file file_to_save with copying -- < set to 'without copying' if original files not required
                                        on error errmsg
  display dialog errmsg -- < write to ":Photoshop_Batch_Errors_Log.txt" here
                                        end try
                                        try
  close document 1 saving no
                                        end try
                                        tell application "Finder"
                                                  set file_to_store to (ptdpsf & ":" & file_Name2 & "." & file_Extension as text)
                                                  set file_Extension to name extension of this_File
                                                  set x to 1
                                                  repeat
                                                            if not (exists file file_to_store) then exit repeat
                                                            set file_to_rename to (ptdpsf & ":" & file_Name2 & " " & x & "." & file_Extension as text)
                                                            if not (exists file file_to_rename) then
                                                                      set name of file file_to_store to (file_Name2 & " " & x & "." & file_Extension as text)
                                                                      exit repeat
                                                            end if
                                                            set x to x + 1
                                                  end repeat
                                                  try
  move this_File to folder ptdpsf
                                                  on error
                                                            try
  move this_File to folder ptdpsf with replacing
                                                            on error errmsg
  display dialog errmsg -- < write to ":Photoshop_Batch_Errors_Log.txt" here
                                                            end try
                                                  end try
                                        end tell
                              end repeat
                    end tell
          on error errmsg
  display dialog errmsg
          end try
end adding folder items to