macOS Simple Automator question in Lion to make Folder Action

[Poncho]

Driving me bonkers! Just want to build a simple Automator folder action such that when I drop a file into a designated folder a blank email will be launched with the file attached to it.

Thing is, I have managed to do it once, but can't repeat it. I think I chose folder action as my starting place and then dragged over Get Finder items, then New Mail Message, then Add Attachment to Front Mail Message. Then somehow I managed to save it as a Workflow.

Somehow!...

Using lion, so sometimes I get Save as version and can't save as Workflow.

In short, can someone who has successfully done this just talk me through the three or four simple steps please?

 

[MrCheeto]

Have you considered right-clicking a file, going to Services, then clicking New Email With Attachment?

 

[Poncho]

Thanks for the reply. I use a special RSI mouse. I am trying to reduce numbers of clicks I make. So what I have done is make an action that exports pages from a program I use everyday into a pdf, which only requires one click. The pdf is saved into a folder I have called 'PDFs to send'. As soon as the pdf lands in that folder a new mail message is launched, pre-filed with my bosses email address, and which has the new pdf attached to it.

I have it working!

But now cannot repeat the steps to make another folder that will act the same.

EDIT: Problem solved. It was just that the little Action won't work in Automator itself. Once I quite Automator, the Folder Action (stored in My name/ Library/ Workflows) sprung into Action.