Importing data

Does anybody know if in AutoCAD 2009 it is possible when using the import function to import the data into the current drawing?

I have a machine with AutoCAD 2009 that is being used for this job and when a MicroStation drawing is imported AutoCAD automatically creates a new drawing and imports the data into it. There are several MicroStation drawings that I need to combine into one DWG file, but I end up with a collection of DWGs. There are eseveral hundred projects where this job needs to be done, so manually combing the separate DWGs or DGNs is not really an option.

In AutoCAD 2011 there is a check box that allows the data to be imported directly into the current drawing, but in 2010 and below there is no such checkbox. Unfortnuately I can't use any of the 2011 machines on this job.

Any tips or advice would be more than welcome.

A script would help a bit to automate just enter the lines to import the dgn's and then save each and close, open the first dwg then just insert the other drawings into it and save & close. Job done. I would save the import dgn's to a temp directory so later you can just delete them.

Scripts run very fast better than opening each manually.

something like

import dgn1 save dgn1temp close

import dgn2 save dgn2temp close

import dgn3

insert dgn1temp 0,0

insert dgn2temp 0,0

saveas mynewdwg