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Summary:
It's not possible anymore to use AppleScript to save an attachment of a mail message.

Steps to Reproduce:
Run the following AppleScript.

set theOutputFolder to (choose folder) as string
tell application "Mail"
	set theMessages to selection
	
	
	repeat with theMessage in theMessages -- loop through the messages sent by Mail
		
		set theAttachements to mail attachments of theMessage
		repeat with anAttachment in theAttachements
			
			--			try
			set theSavePath to theOutputFolder & name of anAttachment
			
			save anAttachment in theSavePath
			--			end try
			
		end repeat
		
	end repeat
end tell


Expected Results:
The attachments of the selected mail of Mail.app are saved in the selected directory.

Actual Results:
You get an error:
error "Mail got an error: AppleEvent handler failed." number -10000

Regression:
Broken in Lion 10.7, build 11A511.
Was working on Snow Leopard.
Exact release of the regression in Lion (DP or GM) is unknown.


Notes:
AppleScript file attached.