Output many .eps files to single PDF as full size vector art?

Hi Smart Folks,
I'm working in CS4, Mac OS 10.5. I have a large number of .eps files (about 300, created in Ai) which I'd like to output to a single PDF in their full-size vector format (not thumbnails, which seems to be what Bridge output is set up for). Is there a quicker way to do this than manually placing them all in an InDesign doc and PDFing from there?
Thanks,

(not thumbnails, which seems to be what Bridge output is set up for)
That seems indeed the problem, check also both threads earlier in Bridge and Illustrator but I'm afraid not with THE solution. Also drop a feature request for this at Adobe, the more people that would like to see it the greater chance it will be realized.
http://forums.adobe.com/message/3532781#3532781
http://forums.adobe.com/message/3531760#3531760

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