FCPX can't use files without extension?

I just spent hours renaming my old clips..... from "ClipXXX" to a date (handy tip.... AVT DV Info is a godsend if you don't know when you recorded footage!).
I didn't put ".dv" at the end of each one... I didn't think it mattered.
However, FCPX shows all clips without the extension as grey, and they can't be selected. This is odd, because iMovie, Quicktime etc. can see them, recognise them as .dv files and open them.
Have I got something set up wrongly?
If not, anyone know how to batch change 100's of files to add .dv so FCPX can see them??

If you have Adobe Bridge (Any Photoshop since 7, or PS Elements would have installed it), you can easily add or change a suffix.
If you don't have Bridge, then I would recommend A Better Finder Rename. It has a number of options for modifying File/Folder names, include changing characters by position, renaming to a numbered or alphabetic list, adding suffixes, prefixes, scannig file name for specific characters and updating only this files with those characters... to many options to list.  Very light weight, and runs as a finder extension so you can select the files, right-click(cntl-click) on the list and select ABFR from the pop-up.
I currently use v6.9.5.  Current version is 8 and has a trial.
NOTE: I have no affiliation with the author, I just use the app regularely.
TA

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