Opening Ipad2 Garageband files in Logic

Hello, bought an Ipad2 a few weeks ago to make music with. I was hoping that I would be able to transfer garage band files from Ipad to Logic on my Imac. Sadly it's not working I just get the following message (CAN'T LOAD PROJECT BECAUSE IT IS CREATED BY A NEWER LOGIC EXPRESS VERSION).
I'm running Logic Express 8.0.2, I assume if I bye the Logic 9 express upgrade it should open the garageband files. Has anybody tried this ? does it work ?
I'd also like to know the best way to connect the ipad2 to Imac so I can play/recored audio or midi into Logic. I've been looking at the iRig Midi but I'm starting to wonder if the Alesis IO would be a better choice. Anybody using these devies and can offer some feed back ?
Thanks for any information
Andrew

KhakiNinjaOtter wrote:
I cannot get my GB files to open in logic express. It says i need to update logic. I have Logic Express 9 and GarageBand 11. Anybody know why it's doing this?
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