Corrupt iPhoto library - what next?

I've spent the last few days trying to fix my corrupt iPhoto library.  Pictures I've imported in the last month are no longer visible within iPhoto (I get the exclamation point and the triangle).  The imported pictures are stored in the iPhoto library, where they should be, i.e. using the year/month/day file system, so I haven't lost them, but iPhoto can't see them.  I've done the following;
Used the rebuild function when launching iPhoto
Repaired permissions, both when launching iPhoto and using Disk Utility
Ran iPhoto Library Manager to create a new library
Downloaded Aperture - but it was too much of a resource hog to be used effectively
Backups using Time Machine
I know I'm not supposed to alter the iPhoto library file in any way, but I'm not sure how to get the program to recognize those photos without reimporting them and then having two copies taking up space.  iPhoto Library Manager didn't do anything other than shrink my picture size by about 500, but I'm not sure how confident I am that other photos weren't "missed" by that program, since it missed the last 400 pictures that were in the iPhoto library file.  Any suggestions on next steps would be appreciated.

Try these in order - from best option on down...
1. Do you have an up-to-date back up? If so, try copy the library6.iphoto file from the back up to the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) allowing it to overwrite the damaged file.
2. Download <a href="http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/"><b><u>iPhoto Library Manager</b></u></a> and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
3. If neither of these work then you'll need to create and populate a new library.
To create and populate a new iPhoto 11 library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same Events and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, books, calendars etc. This really is starting over from scratch.
Move the damaged iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to the desktop
Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library'
Go into the damaged iPhoto Library on the desktop (Right Click -> Show Package Contents)and find the Masters folder. From the Masters folder drag the individual Event Folders to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.
When you're sure all is well you can delete the damaged iPhoto Library on your desktop.
While you do this, your penance is to remember that with a back up none of this would have been necessary.
Regards
TD

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