Problem opening a PDF on a MAC

I tried to open a PDF on a MAC and received the following msg:
Please wait...
If this message is not eventually replaced by the proper contents of the document, your PDF viewer may not be able to display this type of document.
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I downloaded the latest version and am still getting the same message. Any suggestions?

Try the suggestions in post#6 by Mike M in the following thread: Re: Can't Open PDF form in Adobe Reader 11.0.3 on Mac OSX 10.8.4 Intel
(Sorry. Nothing personal but I don't answer via email)

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