Need to transfer music onto new computer, old computer crashed

I need to transfer my iTunes music onto my new Mac Book Pro...my old PowerBook had a MAJOR crash and is completely done (and yes, I took it to Apple, it's pretty much hosed - won't even boot up). Luckily, I've got all of my music stored on an external hard drive, and I have a copy of my library file as well. Is there a way to transfer this onto my new Mac and still be able to keep my old ratings and playlists? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!

Never mind...I figured it out, just replaced the new Library file with my old one, and all seems fine.

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