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ChemDraw to Tiff Applescript

I'm sure many chemists use ChemDraw to create the structures and figures for publications, and whilst ChemDraw can produce beautiful graphics some publishing companies insist on all graphics being submitted in "TIFF" format. This means that you have to open each of the ChemDraw files and then save them in "TIFF" file format. You can't only work in "TIFF" format because the image then loses all the chemical information that is available in the ChemDraw native "CDX" format. A repetative opening of files and then saving in another file format, just the task for Applescript!
I've added a "Folder Action" that should help with the process
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