WAG: Is there a non vfp table???

>Having run a particular report from a cursor for months without a problem, I was surprised to see "No records for for the current platform" as an error when I tried to run it today. The repot then aborts.
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>The explanation of this error message(in toto) is: "You have attempted to modify a file that has no records from the current platform. Use the transport program to convert the file."
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>Hmmmm! Now that's enormously helpful. I wonder if MS can't find someone to write error explanations in English or some other known language.
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>Anyone have any idea what this error is?
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>TIA.
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>regards,