Single Raw file conversion to .dng

Sorry if this has been asked but I can't find any tutorial on .cr2 file to .dng file conversion.  I usually shoot RAW+jpeg on my Canon 50d.   I am using CS3 and understand the need to convert my Canon Raw to the Adobe Dng format for PS processing. I downloaded and installed the free dng converter.  I just can't seem to find a way to convert a SINGLE raw file into a SINGLE .dng file, it only wants a whole folder full for conversion.  And am I correct in that Adobe isn't writing a plugin to let CS3 do the conversion?  Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving!

You could copy the single CR2 file into a folder all by itself, then run the DNG converter on it.  And I'm not completely sure, but I think I've heard of the ability for the tool to convert a lone file by providing the file path on a command line.  Thus you could drag a single file to the DNG Converter icon if you had it on the desktop.
And you're correct - you're not going to get new camera support in the Camera Raw 4.x series that works with Photoshop CS3.  Adobe stops adding new camera support when a new major version of Photoshop is released.  But they do provide the (less convenient) DNG Converter for free.
-Noel

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