Distiller produces log file, not a pdf

Question

I'm trying to create a PDF from a quark file and getting this:
%%[ Error: ioerror; OffendingCommand: charpath ]%%
It's only happening with one file, but it's one pretty important file.
I tried created a ps file, putting it on another computer (identical computer) and it PDF'd perfectly...which leads me to believe it's a problem with Distiller, not the file.
Any thoughts?
Working in Mac 10.5.5, Distiller 8.1.2, Quark 7.3

Answer 1

>But wouldn't it indicate the bad font in the log?
Not in general, no.
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>Also, there appears to be no rhyme or reason: we work from templates. All of the pages come from the same quark templates and use the same fonts; some will pdf, others won't.
It's all there is to go on in the log.
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>And again, when I brought the ps file to another computer, Distiller PDF'd it fine.
Local font files could be relevant.
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>I tried removing the art, too, which didn't work either.
The art it won't be. "charpath" is a PostScript instruction directly
related to text. (Unless it is art in the shape of a character, or
some such).
Try dropping all the text from this document. If it works now, you can
use divide and conquer techniques to isolate the problem.
Aandi Inston