ITunes won't add or import new files

I am running mountain lion 10.8.2 and my system is fully updated.I have my itunes library on an external drive but I am unable to add new files to iTunes.  I have tried dragging and dropping and the plus appears and when I release the files I get the color wheel for several seconds but it does not get added.  The same happens when I try going through the menu and cmd+O.  I can download new items from iTunes but nothing can be imported.  I am at my wits end and can't figure out what is going on.

Update: this appears to be the solution, though not for the faint-hearted. The problem was a bad iTunes Library.itl file.
http://mod-blog.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/itunes-problem-wont-add-new-items-to.htm l
This solution worked for me, but my Time Machine let me down and I had to go back to a much earlier library file.

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