Lightroom could not import this catalog because of an unknown error.

OS 10.5.8
(gb mem
I have recently exported a catalog from my main database (on a mac) with about 700 photos.  Including negative  files
We opened the catalog on a PC machine in the same version of lightroom. 3.5 camera raw 6.5.  The images were given new keywords and then exported as a Catalog  including Negative files.
The original catalog has been deleted from the main database on the Mac.
The  Catalog with the new keywords  saved across the network to the Mac.
Permissions are open to everyone on the folder the Catalog is in.
When I try and import the catalog in lightroom I can see the thumbnails, 
However get this message. I’ve lost many hours trying to get the catalog bak into the main library.
I can open the catalog on its own in  Lightroom, just when I try and import the catalog  I get the bellow message.
I’ve tried importing saving to a new location
Importing not moving the files
Lightroom could not import this catalog because of an unknown error.
I see others have had similar problems however do not see a clear answer.
Has anybody a solution?
Thanks Patrick

I'm having this issue as well, and honestly I've *never* been able to get "import from catalog" to work. In my case I have a catalog created on my Windows 7 laptop in LR3.5. I've copied it to an external drive, plugged it into my PC running Windows 7 with LR3.5. And I get the "could not import this catalog because of an unknown error" message.
I've confirmed every image in the catalog I am trying to import is accounted for and isn't "missing". There are no duplicate images between the exported catalog and the one I'm trying to import in.
Thoughts?
Neil

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