IPhoto '08 not recognising a library

Hi
I've been using iPhoto '08 for a couple of weeks. I have 2 iPhoto libraries, a 2007 one and a pre-2007 one. iPhoto '08 converted both of them to its new package format the first time I opened them.
So far so good; I use the 2007 library on a day-to-day basis and it's fine.
However I can't get iPhoto to recognise the pre-2007 library. It won't open it if I hold down option and click the "Choose library" option - the pre-2007 library is there, but is greyed out and can't be selected. I get the same thing with iPhoto Library Manager.
The permissions of both libraries are identical, and I can right-click on both of them and do Show package contents, and the structure looks fine.
I'm not panicing because I can always "expand" the package, and re-import the photos that way, but I'd rather not do that as I'd prefer to keep the iPhoto library structure.
The library I'm having problems with resided on an external disk for a while before I copied it back onto the laptop hard drive, but I can't open it from the external drive either.
Any suggestions?
Regards
Glenn.

Glen:
Download and run BatChmod on the problem iPhoto Library folder with the settings shown here, putting your administrator login name, long or short, in the owner and group sections. You can either type in the path to the folder or just drag the folder into that field. See if that will help at all.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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