Export to PDF error with embedded font

Hello,
i have added a Barcode font to a report and it is failing to export to PDF now saying it that the "font is not allowed to be embedded in document". i have tried with two different Barcode fonts A39W and C39W and both fail.
I have looked at forums which suggested downloading patches and updating the registry key ForceLargerFonts to 1, however this has not worked in either V9, V10 or V11.
Can anyone help??
Many thanks,
Hugh

Hi there,
I'm experiencing the same problem, except with the
Frutiger 45 Light font. When I try to export the report from Crystal Preview to PDF I get the error,
++++++++++
Failed to export the report.
Frutiger 45 Light - Font is not allowed to be embedded in document.
+++++++++++
I'm using CR Developer, Full, version 11.0.0.1282
I've checked in Windows XP and can see the font (a ttf) present with the other fonts installed on my PC in the Fonts folder accessed via the Control Panel in Windows. I can right-click on the font Frutiger 45 Light and see the Properties page for the Font. For all the Groups/Users I can see all the Permissions enabled except for Special Permissions.
I dont know what you mean by getting the security changed from the supplier of the font to allow embedding into the PDF?
My colleague was able to perform the same export from Crystal to PDF on his laptop, but it was an older laptop. So there must be a difference between the way our laptops are configured that is causing the problem. The version of CR is the same on both laptops the only obvious difference we can see is that the older laptop has Adobe version 6 installed and the new laptop has Adobe version 7, both machines have Distiller installed. He's now got an upgraded laptop and is getting the same error as I am.
Any help here would be much appreciated.
Regards
Robert.
Edited by: robert stannard on Dec 1, 2008 2:50 PM

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