HELP!! PDF output repot problem

We have a report run from a link on a web page that returns a PDF file created by an Oracle Report. I made a change to the static text on the report and now I get this error:
REP-1610547602 Unable to retrieve a string from the Report Builder message file
I have searched Metalink but the suggested solutions haven't worked. This report was fine, but we have had a DB and App Server upgrade since the last time it was compiled. We have always compiled on a Windows box and ftp to the UNIX app server. Apparently there is a bug for PDF output, but the work arounds I found on Metalink either haven't worked or I don't know how to do what was indicated (changing font size).
I believe this error is occurring because of some default value somewhere that is now causing an error. I need to fix this because it's a production report.
TIA
John Caputo
[email protected]

Have you checked the cache or reports output directory on the reports server if it's actually a blank report?
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