How to supplant JPG with RAW file weeks later?

Hi there-
When the Canon S95 came out LR3 didnt recognize or import the RAW .cr2 files. When using the camera I would take photos in both RAW and JPG, use LR3 to import the JPGs and manually copy the .CR2s to a separate directory. I would then tag and otherwise work on the JPGs in my main photo directory in LR3, while the CR2s gathered dust in a different directory.
Now that LR3 does support .CR2, and I have a slow day, is there an easy way to replace all of those JPGs with the relevant RAW file? What happens to the current XMP data, as ideally with the exception of the file extension they will be named the same.
Any suggestions would be great. Thanks.

Another way that will recover your develop settings too: Note: I've never tried this - may have missed something, but in case you're game..
1. Save all jpeg metadata using Ctrl/Cmd-S (saves develop settings too).
2. Use exiftool to extract all xmp from jpegs to xmp file making sure it will have the same base name as your CR2s.
The command is something like: exiftool -xmp -b my.jpg > my.xmp
3. Import the CR2s, or if already imported, do a 'Read Metadata'.
That will transfer all settings from jpegs to CR2 but will make them look unsharp and dull, due to differences in default settings for the two (and in-camera settings). Plus, camera profiles and white balance will not carry over, so you'll have to redo those manually. Also, you may have to set the tone curve to medium instead of linear - not sure about that one.
Then use DevAdjust to adjust the following settings relatively:
Sharpening +25
Sharpen Detail +25
Brightness +50
Contrast +25
Color NR 25 (can be set absolutely)
Then use CollectionPreseter to set luminance noise reduction based on ISO.
They should look about the same now, since all settings have the same weight, just different starting points, for everything except temperature and tint.
And you'll probably want to enable the profile based lens corrections for the CR2s.
Maybe use compare view to see how you did and fine tune...
If you dont have a lot of jpegs or didnt make many adjustments this may be more trouble than worth, but in case it helps...
R

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