Importing my m3u playlists to my ipod

Hello
I have exported my ipod play lists in "m3u" format.
How do I import them back?
I tried impoprting them once using i tunes it has imported the list name but the play list had no songs
thanks in advance

I found the answer to this, but not on these forums. I found it somewher eout there in intenet-land.
I can now import M3U files. The way to do this is to not 'import' them, nor 'add' the mto your library from within iTunes. The way to do it is to bring u pthe finder and drag the M3U file into the 'playlists' section of the iTunes GUI.
Good luck
Jim

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- Download and install the latest Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer 3.30.2 from your product download site.
- (Depending on your firmware)
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Okay, I got this to work. Here's the format that did it:
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Subject says it all. I've put some work into playlists in Winamp and I want to get them into Spotify.
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http://www.playlist-converter.net/#/
http://usespotify.com/
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