Migrating  iTunes to Mac Pro/Leopard

My iTunes library is on an external hard disk. I'm migrating to a Mac Pro and iTunes 7.6.1, from a G4. I am not using Migration Assistant. I want to leave the library on the external hard disk. But, I want to import my library index and playlists to my new iTunes/Mac Pro. What would be the best way to go about this move?
Any tips would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
m

Read this article - http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301748
MJ

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