Create InDesign Contact Sheet script not working

I'm using InDesign CS3 and need to create contact sheets for multiple InDesign files. The contact sheets need to have a label with the file name of the document and the page number of each InDesign page in the document.
I tried to use the Tools > InDesign > Create InDesign Contact Sheet command in the Bridge, but get a message: "Selected Files that are not of the correct type will be skipped" After clicking OK, another message appears: "No Files Selected"
I wonder if I'm misunderstanding this script.
I also tried the Print Thumbnails command, but that doesn't allow me to add the file name and page numbers.
I'd be grateful for any suggestions to lead me on the right path.

Due to a prolonged, intense project, I'm just now getting back to the problem of creating contact sheets from InDesign.
I tried the revised script that includes INDD files as suggested by Kasyan, and it works fine.
However, I apologize for not explaining more clearly, but what I really need to do is create a sheet of miniature InDesign pages, similar to what prints out when choosing Thumbnails in the print dialog. Except that I need the bleed area to show.
Does anyone know if this is possible?

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I just upgraded to CS3 from CS2.
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It can be a little convoluted from a logic perspective, but search for "filename does not equal" and, to find all files, set the value to something stupid like "#@#@#@#@"
Check "Include All Subfolders". If there's any chance you haven't browsed all of the subfolders in bridge (to build the caches for those subfolders), check the "Include Non-indexed Files (may be slow)" checkbox.
I wrote the Contact Sheet script as a contractor for Adobe. I removed the "Files" button because Bridge actually does a much better job of filtering and finding files than the "Find" button ever could.
The "Find" button encouraged people to not use Bridge to its best advantage. I got a number of emails from folks wanting more functionality in the "Find" button than was possible (via scripting) when everything they needed was available in Bridge!
By the way, I am planning on releasing a updated and more feature-rich contact sheet (for InDesign) script in the coming weeks. Check my web site for it in mid-late October.
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> Larry
> for us to process thousands of photos this way would take hours.
Why? Are you talking CPU hours or staff-hours? Does your workflow require heavy
user interaction or is something else the problem?
-X
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HEllo
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Bob

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