IWork 09 won't open in 10.6 - other discussion don't provide an answer

Updated iWork 09 quits on open now that I've installed Snow Leopard.
I've tried repairing permissions. I've tried trashing all related iWork 09 files and re-installing iWork followed by the latest iWork update again. Followed by another permissions repair.
Nothing fixes it. I've searched the other disussions with no luck- after a fresh install the folders and names are all correct (as before).
I use iWork exclusively for work so I need to fix this fast.
Any ideas?
Thanks.

Welcome to Apple Discussions Craig
Glad to see you searched & tried most of the things I've suggested to others. I have only seen a couple of users (you being one of them) for whom updating didn't fix the problem. Most of the people complained of having problems opening or saving Office files.
Have you tried opening the apps in another user account? This could narrow down the issue to your user account or a system-wide problem. If they do work in another user account, go to HD > Users > (your account) > Library > Preferences & delete the com.apple.iwork.pages.plist & then try starting Pages again. Repeat with the Numbers & Keynote plists.
System-wide issues could be a corrupt or duplicate font. Use Font Book to validate fonts & check for duplicates. Corrupt caches can also be a problem. You can restart in Safe Mode (hold down the shift key until you see the gray Apple screen) & then restart normally. This will clear a number of caches. Using a utility like OnyX (unfortunately not yet for Snow Leopard) to clean caches, logs, etc. can help.

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