Importing a path into photoshop

I created a path in Photoshop CS6 and exported it as a "Paths to Illustrator" vector file to the desktop. Now I want to import the path into another PS file. How do I do this?
I cannot copy and paste the path as I no longer have the original file that was used to create the path. This seems to be a simple task that I'm sure used to be easily done by importing the path in older versions of PS.
Thx

Photoshop Is not a file editor. You can add path to a photoshop document several ways. When you have the path in one open document you can Create a custom shape and then use the shape path in any document using the custom shape tool. You can drag a path for one document's path palette and drop it onto an other open document. You can insert the path into an action step and that step will inset the path into documents the action is used on. You can save custom shapes and action with insert path steps a copy the saved file onto other machines and load them into Photoshop.. When you save Open documents that have path some file formats support paths and will save paths in the saved image file. When those file are opened in Photoshop the path will be in the open documents paths palette.
I have never used illustrator however if you have the AI file and illustrator there may be a way to open the .AI file in illustrator export the path to Photoshop, It may have an export path to Photoshop or perhaps you can drag and drop between applications. However I don't know all I know is Photoshop has a menu File>Export Path to Illustrator. However the is no menu File>Import Paths from illustrator. When I use menu File>Export Path To Illustrator Photoshop saves a *.ai file. If I drop the file on Photoshop Photoshop want to open it a s rasterized ESP document in CMYKt and there is no Path in the paths palette.

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