LR3 cataloques into LR4

I have a huge LR 3 cataloque, which was imported to a trial version of LR4. I was not quick enough to order LR4 upgrade before my trial period was over. I returned to LR 3 for some time before I got my own licence of LR 4. When I got it I removed the LR 4 trial and installed the LR 4 upgrade. The installation went OK, but importing the LR3 images that had been imported into LR3 after stopping the use of LR4 trial version was not asked during the installation process. Neither they were there. The LR4 cataloque was exactly the same as it was when I stopped using the trial version. How should I proceed to get the part of the LR3 cataloque, which I worked with in between the Trial LR 4 and the "proper" LR4 into LR4. I would not like to import the raw images again and start from the scracthes with each image.
yours Kari

Filter your post-4-trial LR 3 catalog by date.
Select all photos that occur after the date where you stopped using LR4 trial. 
Take that selection and "Export as a Catalog" to a temporary catalog. 
Open your LR4 catalog and import the temporary catalog using the Import from Another Catalog function.

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