Playlist transfer

Does anyone know how to transfer a playlist from one itunes computer to another? I tried library/export playlist and that did not work.

Hi,
Both computers contain approximately the same 8,000 songs. I'm going from my Mac Book Pro to a Mac Pro. The playlist is one I put together awhile back called "CH - 60's". It's got about 250 songs on it. When I did the library export it made a txt file by the same name. When iI clicked to view the contents, this is all it contained:
Name
Artist
Composer
Album
Grouping
Genre
Size
Time
Disc Number
Disc Count
Track Number
Track Count
Year
Date Modified
Date Added
Bit Rate
Sample Rate
Volume Adjustment
Kind
Equalizer
Comments
Plays
Last Played
Skips
Last Skipped
My Rating
Location

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