Merging Hundreds of PDFs using a LIST OF FILES

I need to merge -- in a very particular order -- several hundred PDFs. I have a spreadsheet (which could easily be made into a text file, CSV, etc.) containing the filenames in the order that I need to merge them. Unfortunately, the order that I need to merge them is unrelated to their filenames, creation date or other easily-read data.
Is there a way to do this within Acrobat Pro X? Is there a way to "feed" a list to Acrobat and have Acrobat merge the files in that order?

I use a workaround to do this. Pretty easy.  Open explorer, open the folder you want to merge. Re-name each .pdf file so there is a alpha-numberic ID in front. We us 1a-, 1b-...1z, the 2a, 2b. This gets you 26 per round.  We *do not* rename the files, just add the 1 a dash, 2a-, etc..  It takes some time buy insures they go in the order you want.  After they all have the prefix identifier, just merge the pdfs or create a portfolio, or merge some then create a portfolis.  Works well, and no programming needed. 
Tricks: open the folder, change view to details. The files will be listed alphanumerically. Then you left click on the extension part of the file name, then right click on the name of the file, select rename, then press home, then add the 1a- (or whatever id). Once you get the sequence down it goes fast.  If you double click in the same spot on the file name, the pdf will open and this will waste time.
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