Editing the iTunes Library.itl file?

I'm going back to iTunes v6 from v7. The iTunes Library.itl file for v7 doesn't work with iTunes v6 so I had to go back to my old version of the file (last one from v6).
Problem is I added about 7 CDs while in v7 and none of this is coming up (album art, ratings, music files) in the old v6 iTunes Library.itl file.
Is there anyway to extract the info for the new stuff from the v7 iTunes Library.itl file and include it into the v6 version of that same file?
Please?

I would seem that you are.
The XML file is provided for 3rd party support. It allows other applications to interrogate your library. iTunes doesn't normally have any cause to read it back or make use of it.
Create a smart playlist with the rule Checked is True. Drag the contents of this into a new playlist called iPhone Tunes (or similar), Select the Songs list and CMD-click on any empty playlist. Delete the initial playlist. Sync your device with iPhone Tunes. Drag new stuff into it when you want, delete stuff when it gets too big.
That's the simple way of reworking your current selections into a more flexible set up. There are other things you could do like create smaller size-limited playlists along the lines of "Recently Played", "Recently Added", "Not Played In Ages", "Top Rated", along with say a regular list called "Essentials" which, once set up, would allow you to have some rotating content on the device without having to do any extra work.
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