>>You don't have to put the data into a table...
>>
>>Just select a table (any table with at least 1 row)

Pete,
If you don't have a table with one row handy you can create a cursor.

nWorkArea = SELECT()  && Current workarea
SELECT 0
CREATE CURSOR TmpCursor (Fld1 C(1) )
APPEND BLANK
(Run report here)
USE
SELECT (nWorkArea)         && Return to workarea