1706167 - Error: Failed to export the report - when exporting to PDF file format

Symptom

Report is using non TrueType font (Hevetica Neue)
Exporting to PDF from the Crystal Reports Designer does not cause any errors
Exporting to PDF from a VS .NET application results int eh error:

Failed to export the report

Environment

Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2010
Visual Studio 2010

Reproducing the Issue

Export a report that uses non TrueType font to PDF file format from a VS .NET application

Cause

When using Font, InstalledFontCollection, FontDialog and SystemFonts, the following font formats are not allowed by the .NET Framework:

Device-specific/printer fonts
Raster/bitmap fonts
OpenType (Microsoft fonts are allowed, Adobe fonts are not allowed)
PostScript Type 1

GDI+ only supports minimal TrueType fonts

Resolution

Use TrueTypeFonts
use OpenType fonts from Miscrosoft only

Keywords

Micr CR2010 2010 CR4VS2010 CR4VS VS2010 NET2010 Crystal Reports for .NET Framework 4.0 crforvs 13 true type open , KBA , BI-DEV-NET-SDK , .NET SDK / COM SDK , Problem

Product

Crystal Reports 2008 V1 ; SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio