I think table wouldn't be included in the dataenvironment if there's no table open in the current work area. Try

USE dbfName 
SELECT 0
CREATE REPORT repName FROM dbfName FORM

>I need users to be able to create reports at runtime. I do the following in code:
>

CREATE REPORT repName FROM dbfName FORM

>I don't want the dbf included in the dataenvironment - how do I do that, other than deleting the cursors records from the .frx and pack after the reports are saved?
>TIA