InDesign CS5 v7.0.4 won't make a package - hangs at very end of progress bar.

Using InDesign CS5 v7.0.4 trying to simply make a package. The progress bar (moving very slowly) hangs at the last percentage and doesn't complete the process.
Any ideas of how to fix this??

Every file or one particular file?
If one particular file, try exporting it as IDML and reopen in InDesign. If all files, try restoring your preferences.
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/526990

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First off, THANK YOU for even reading this post. Here's the dilema. I work in a publishing company that used an AppleScript from Quark 8 to automate our pagination from set text we pull from our sales reps worksheets. About 8 months ago we switched fully to InDesign CS5, but have had to hold onto Quark 8 to be able to keep running our pagination. I'd like to see if the geniuses (yes, I've been trolling these forums looking to solve this myself and seen some great problems fixed) on these forums can help me figure out the proper conversion I would need to be able to leave Quark 8 in the rearview.
Here's our current code... (I warned you it was a beast)
set Ad_Props to {¬
     {Ad_Label:"SPREAD – ", Ad_Width:2.495, Ad_Height:1.62, Ad_Text_Angle:0}, ¬
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     {Ad_Label:"1/2H – ", Ad_Width:1.225, Ad_Height:0.785, Ad_Text_Angle:0}, ¬
     {Ad_Label:"1/2V – ", Ad_Width:0.5875, Ad_Height:1.62, Ad_Text_Angle:90}, ¬
     {Ad_Label:"1/3V – ", Ad_Width:0.5875, Ad_Height:1.2025, Ad_Text_Angle:90}, ¬
     {Ad_Label:"1/4 – ", Ad_Width:0.5875, Ad_Height:0.785, Ad_Text_Angle:0}, ¬
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Hi,
I think with this, you can already make good progress in your work.
Good luck!
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