Import catalog from PSE 8 to LR2

Just purchased LR2 and it won't recognize my PSE 8 catalog. It found an outdated
PSE 6 catalog that it offered to import. Is there a way to get my PSE 8 catalog imported?
LR 3 beta appears to read PSE 8 catalogs, can I read a LR 3 catalog with LR 2 if I download
the LR 3 beta and import the catalog using that?
Is there a way to export the PSE 8 catalog into a PSE 6 format?
I suppose I can go with the old PSE 6 catalog, that will be better than nothing, but still a lot
of work I'd rather avoid.
Thanks,
Dan

At this time, LR2 does not import PSE7 or PSE8 catalogs.
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