I installed new software updates, and now when I try to open up pages it tells me "Pages cannot be opened because of a problem." does anyone know what I can do?
Which software update were that?
Which MacOs do you have and which Pages?
Mac OS X 10.6.7and Pages '09 but I'm not sure what the updates were because it was about a month ago and I'm relatively new to Mac.
Are you sure you have updated Pages? Latest Pages 09 is in version 4.0.5. Did you buy iWork or just the Pages app thru the Mac AppStore?
If you right-click or Ctrl-click on the application in the Application folder and choose Get info you will be able to see which version you have.
Yes I have iWorks and I just fixed my problem. Thank you for your willingness to help
So what solved the problem? Do share for others to learn from it. Also mark the question solved (correct answer)
1)Copy this below from --{code} to --{code}
--{code}
set p2l to "" & (path tolibrary folderfromuser domain)
set the_cache to p2l & "Caches:com.apple.iWork.fonts"
tell application "System Events"
set maybe to existsdisk itemthe_cache
if maybe then deletedisk itemthe_cache
end tell
if maybe then
display dialog "I deleted the file :" & return & the_cache
else
display dialog "The file :" & return & the_cache & return & "was unavailable !"
end if
--{code}
2) Than open Applescript Editor in your applications and paste it
3) Than select "Compile"
4) Than select "Run"
Ah, delete the font cache. It is easy one with the freeware Onyx.
Hello fruhulda
When I wrote this script, Onyx was unaware of the iWork proprietary font cache.
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) dimanche 29 mai 2011 19:27:48
iMac 21”5, i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 Gbytes, 1 Tbytes, mac OS X 10.6.7
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To be the AW6 successor, iWork MUST integrate a TRUE DB, not a list organizer !
1. this solution did not work for me.
2. ran Onyx; did not work for me.
3. stuck. help!
(I'm getting the same message for KeyNote.)
Scenario:
I couldn't find a keynote file (themes) - actually keynote wasn't in the iWork folder (harddrive) at all...which threw me...
Backed up my mac using time machine.
Re-installed iWork 09 from disk (thinking I'd regain the missing keynote; I didn't)
Got the "Page/KNote cannot be opened because of a problem"
Using time machine, I went back to a previously saved iWork 09 (saved in June)
Still getting the same message
Tried your suggestion, then Onyx; no luck.
I'm thinking the June save was pre MacOSX software updates (re Lion; I'm running Snow Leopard).
My software is 10.6.8
Before re-installing iWork from the DVD, you must completely uninstall the existing iWork.
Go to my iDisk (address below)
Download :
For_iWork:iWork '09:uninstall iWork '09.zip
Unpack it then run the script
After that, run the Installer
then immediatly run the updater iWork 9.0.5 or the updater iWork 9.1
Only after that you will be able to use the applications.
You will get this kind of structure :
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) vendredi 26 août 2011 11:11:00
iMac 21”5, i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 Gbytes, 1 Tbytes, mac OS X 10.6.8 and 10.7.0
My iDisk is : <http://public.me.com/koenigyvan>
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To be the AW6 successor, iWork MUST integrate a TRUE DB, not a list organizer !
Yvan, I would just like to thank you for your contribution in this discussion and for the iWork remover script in your iDisk. I have been going slightly mad this evening trying to get iWork running in my new iMac after transferring everything with the migration assistant.
I tried tracking down and removing all the bits of iWork manually prior to reinstalling but was obviously missing something. Your script did the trick though, and now I am (literally) back in business.
Thank you.
Thanks for the feedback.
I wrote this kind of script because I'm acustomed to see that users miss this or that important detail when I describe the process allowing to do the job by hand.
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) samedi 10 septembre 2011 09:06:12
iMac 21”5, i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 Gbytes, 1 Tbytes, mac OS X 10.6.8 and 10.7.0
My iDisk is : <http://public.me.com/koenigyvan>
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This worked for me, thanks so much... everything else over the last week failed; you made it simple 😁
I installed new software updates, and now when I try to open up pages it tells me "Pages cannot be opened because of a problem." does anyone know what I can do?
