Thank you Stephen Lebans!
This solution implements easily... and it works well. I figured performance
would suffer a little because the report is first saved as a snapshot then
converted but, initial testing (standalone PC) shows about 20 per cent speed
improvment and 70 per cent smaller file size on 1,900 page report. Added
bonus: no licensing fees or royalties; no installation issues; sounds too
good to be true.

I wish it had been available some years back when I searched for and
implemented a third party PDF printer that satisfactorily allowed
programatic control without exhorbitant cost. I just wanted to express my
gratitude. Another example of how invaluable a resource this newsgroup has
been for me.