Type dissappearing in InDesign document

I am working in CS4 and transferring files from a mac pro in my home office to a mac pro in my clients office. When I open the document, type is missing. There is a text box for the type but the type is gone and has to be typed in again. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Both computers are mac pros One is OSX 10.5.8 the other is a newer version of OSX. Thanks..

Thomas,
This sounds more like a question to ask in the forum for the application in question, which could be the relevant Indesign one:
http://forums.adobe.com/community/indesign
or another one such as Illustrator:
http://forums.adobe.com/community/illustrator/illustrator_general

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