IPhoto photos gone

Hello,
My iPhoto library was saved on an external harddrive and has been working fine for 2 years now. (always ejected properly)
Last week I was trying to go through my photos and the thumbnails were working fine but I could not open the files in iPhoto, finder or an external editor.
Today I tried to open iPhoto to find this message..
When I click upgrade it loads for a split second and follows with this message.
Do you think upgrading to iLife 11 will solve the problem. I have no backups of these photos so any help would be awesome.
Thanks

Don't upgrade iPhoto until the problem has been fixed. Try the following: make a temporary, backup copy (select the library and type Command+D) and apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
Since only one option can be run at a time start with Option #1, followed by #3 and then #4 as needed.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option
In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.
OT

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