Problems importing AE files

Has anyone had this problem before? ...
I'm simply trying to import a number of different After Effects (CS4) files into Premiere (CS4 as well) - and when I highlight all 19 files and drag & drop...rather than importing all 19 files, it imports one single file 19 times. I've tried importing them one at a time and, for example, when I try to import "1.aep" it imports "19.aep" instead. I can't figure out why in the world this is happening...have tried restarting, have tried importing via Dynamic Link, have tried starting a new Premiere Project...no luck.
Please help!

I had the same problem, it's probably a bug in the file importing routines of premiere.
it has only effect on AE files.
The solution is to name your AE project beginning with a number :
1text.aep, 2text.aep, 3 text.aep, ...............
This way premiere can distinguish the projects.
This is not a proper solution but it works.
Good luck,
Programs in use:
premiere 4.2.1
AE 9.0.2.42

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