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Save Image Attachments
**Function:** Saves images attached to the messsages passed from the previous action to a chosen folder.
**Author**: [Nyhthawk Productions](http://automator.us/)
**Requires**: Mail 2.0.5 or higher (Mac OS X v10.4.3)
**Input**: (Mail messages)
**Output**: (Files/Folders)
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This action does not work:
At first, it fails because it can’t find the destination folder. Workaround: I’m having my home directory on a separate volume. Selecting a folder on the system volume works.
Then it fails with the note “Mime Type of mail message with the id 1.2.2 kann nicht in den Typ reference umgewandelt werden (-1700)” (I’m using the german version). This is caused by using the action on ecrypted mails (S/MIME). All of my mails are encrypted…
Comment by Truhe — November 4, 2005 @ 1:18 am
You’re right, it does seem to fail on the default download locations in the action list, except “Applications” oddly, but it does work on any custom folder chosen (for example a “downloads” folder on your Desktop) and the checked “default downloads folder” (which by default is ~/Libary/Mail Downloads).
I can’t speak to the encryption error, I don’t have any messages like that.
Comment by Steve — November 4, 2005 @ 7:40 am
I was trying to use this Action with multiple mail messages at once, but it gets attachments only from one message :-/
Comment by Paul — November 22, 2005 @ 6:17 pm
I wish someone will make a Universal Binary of this Action. Sadly, it does not work at all on my Intel.
Comment by Schneb — July 25, 2006 @ 7:21 pm