Can I export SMART Playlist conditions/rules?

Is there anyway I can export the actual rules/conditions for a Smart playlist? I have quite a few complicated ones and ideally I'd like to be able to back them up in the event of rebuilding my library - maybe even import the rules again or perhaps share them with other users. If there is only an XML I can copy/edit/view the details then I'm happy to fire up a text editor etc.
Thanks in advance.
(Also posted on iLounge.com)

Well I'm stumped.
They may or may not be Base64 as I honestly don't grasp that concept (and an online BAse64 decoder made it even less intelligable!) but whatever it is the criteria seem to be encoded in the XML file. It rather looks like the relevant part of the encoded string is approximately 3 times as long as the original. Whilst I can see sublte differences in the Criteria String when I make small changes to the Smart Playlist my old & tired brain can't see a proper pattern.
For example the Smart Playlist for "Artist is ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG" seems to encode into a string in the XML file whose most relevant part is 'AAA+AEEAQgBDAEQARQBGAEcAIABBAEIAQwBEAEUARgBHACAAQQBCAEMARABFAEYARwAgAEEAQgBDAE QARQBGAEc=' - I can see two repeated bits (AEEAQgBDAEQARQBGAEc) but not 4.
I give in!

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