Battery problem, not charging

Well, it's a "common" problem, but the standard solutions don't seem to work. So here's the deal:
I've let my MBP open last weekend without the charger on it and when I got home of course the MBP was off because the battery was empty (obviously).
When I put the MagSafe charger on the MBP the light didn't turn orange but stayed green and when I put the MBP on the menu bar on top says Not Charging, so I started looking for solutions and I did a SMC and PRAM reset, but still the battery isn't charging and the MBP only works when it's connected to the charger and immediately turn of when I disconnect it.
The battery was fine, so I don't think it's broken... At least I hope so... But I tried all the resets I could find on the internet...
What should I do now?

It sounds as if the battery has been flattened below the point where there was sufficient charge to run its own inbuilt microprocessor , fantastik_badr.
If, you flatten these batteries beyond a certain point it is possible to have the microprocessor inside the battery "shut down" the battery to prevent too deep a discharge. At first the battery processor itself continues to operate after this event, but eventually it , too, draws enough of the remaining current to become inoperative. When this occurs you will not be able to recharge it using a normal charger, though in some cases it can be at least partially recovered with more sophisticated equipment.
You can read something about this sort of issue at http://www.buchmann.ca/Chap5-page3.asp
Take your battery to an Apple dealer or a battery specialist and see if they can "reset" it for you by giving it a boost charge.
Cheers
Rod

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Duck3,
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Might be worth a try here before he opens it up ....
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