It sounds like it using an alias. Have you tried doing the save in the AppleScript? Also try closing the document after the save.

I am at scout camp so my resources are limited.

-Mark
I used to be an Eagle and a good old Eagle too

On Aug 23, 2012, at 17:13, "Bill Steele" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I have a CS5 Photoshop action that does some stuff to an image and saves the result in a temporary file. the action is called by an Applescript that then tells the Finder to move the file to another folder and rename it.
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> First time around, fine. The next time I run it I get an error "Can't find "temp.jpg." In Photoshop Actions, the save as name has been changed to the destination folder and filename from the previous run. Somehow Photoshop retains a connection the the file it saves, like a quantum entanglement. The change does not appear in the Actions palette after I have moved and renamed the file, only after the next time I run the action. 
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> What good is a macro that keeps changing its mind? How do I get the action to do what I told it to do?
> 
> Bill Steele
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