>All appear to work somewhat, but none have tested to be reliable all the time. A
>myriad of minor issues I'm afraid that are major for the user...

What happens if you take the Rube Goldberg route?

loVFP = CREATEOBJECT("VisualFoxpro.Application")
loVFP.DoCmd("_SCREEN.BackColor = RGB(255,255,255)")
loVFP.DoCmd("_SCREEN.ForeColor = RGB(0,0,0)")
loVFP.DoCmd("REPORT FORM blah TO PRINTER")
loVFP.Quit