Print in text mode to detect escape sequences

Hello,
We have got an issu, on our .NET print program using Crystal 12 SP3. The issue has concequences on :
- Barcode print on matrix printer
- Barcode print on thermal printer
- Other commands send to a FAX printer driver
Using the SDK, the print driver receives print data in graphical print mode, but it has to be text mode for the printer driver to detect the correct escape sequences. The escapes sequences are used by the driver to switch the font or receive a command.
Is there a way to force the print in text mode ?
The same report printed from Crystal Reports 2008 SP 3 "works", but not from the .NET sdk.
Here is a little example. We made a simple Report, containing 2 simple Text Objects :
Code Barres $ [ /
+$$;111;6;1;1;0;2 z +
$$?0h0123456789$$?0/
We redirected the print driver spool in a file. Here are the outputs :
Printed from Crystal Report 2008 :
[0;4 r+<[3;031w[3;032w[7s2CH
x[1;2xF5-
JÃ$Code Barres $ [ /
J-$$$;111;6;1;1;0;2 z
J$$$?0h0123456789$$?0/@[0;4 r
Printed from .Net application using Crystal Report 2008 SDK :
[0;4 r+<[3;031w[3;032w[7s2CH
x
JÅ$*'úø u20AC u20AC u20AC u20AC u20AC<|u201Au20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu201A||u201Au20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACA@u201Aÿu20ACu20ACu20AC|u2019u20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu2018r u20AC u20AC?ÿu20AC @u20AC @u20AC @u20AC @u20AC @u20AC @u20AC u20AC!u20AC u20AC u20AC u20AC u20AC!"ÿu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACÿu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACÿu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20AC|u2019u20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu2018ru20ACÁ! u20AC u20AC u20AC u20AC u20ACŽu201A u201A u0192ààu201A BBD8ÿð@@@`u20AC`u20AC0À
J-*'7u201A u201A u0192ààu201A BBD8u201A u201A u0192ààu201A BBD8`àu2021u20ACu2021u201Eu20ACu20AC u20AC u20AC u20ACÿu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20AC u20AC u20AC u20ACÿu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20AC u20AC u20AC u20ACÿu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20AC`àu2021u20ACu2021u201Eu20ACø>A u20ACu20AC!u20ACAu20ACAu20ACA@Ã@<`àu2021u20ACu2021u201Eu20ACu20AC u20AC u20AC u20ACÿu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20AC`àu2021u20ACu2021u201Eu20ACu20AC u20AC u20AC u20ACÿu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20AC`àu2021u20ACu2021u201Eu20ACü @u20AC@u20AC@u20AC ø`àu2021u20ACu2021u201Eu20ACu20ACu20AC u20AC@u20AC@u20AC@ u20AC@@u20AC@u20ACu20AC!u20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20AC u20AC@u20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20AC
J*'Tu201A u201A u0192ààu201A BBD8u201A u201A u0192ààu201A BBD8 u20AC 1u20AC Au20AC Au20ACu20ACü @u20AC@u20AC@u20AC ø@u20AC@u20ACÿu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACÿu20ACu20ACu20ACü @u20AC@u20AC@u20AC øu20AC u20AC u20AC u20ACÿu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20ACu20AC u20AC@u20AC@u20AC@ u20AC@@u20AC@u20ACu20AC!u20ACu20AC u20AC@u20AC@u20ACu20AC@u20ACu20AC@u20ACu20AC!A#xu02C6<u20AC@u20AC@u20ACÿu20ACu20ACu20AC@Au20ACAu20ACAu20ACAu20ACAu0192|ø>A u20ACu20AC!u20ACAu20ACAu20ACA@Ã@<p@@@@@u20AC@8AÀNp>!A@u20ACu20AC@u20ACu20AC@u20ACu20AC@u20ACu20AC@u20ACu20AC!A>u20ACu20AC @u20AC@ u20AC@ u20AC@ u20AC@! Bu0152ðu201A u201A u0192ààu201A BBD8u201A u201A u0192ààu201A BBD8 u20AC 1u20AC Au20AC Au20ACu20ACü @u20AC@u20AC@u20AC ø`u20AC`u20AC0À@[0;4 r
As you can see above, the characters contained in the report are sent "as this" in the print driver from Crystal Reports 2008. But the pixels represention of the characters are sent from the .Net SDK.

Hello,
thank you for your answer.
I forgot to add the 2008 com+ API output, that is exactly the same as Crystal Report 2008.
- From Crystal Reports 2008 : WORKS
- From a program using the 2008 com+ Runtime API : WORKS
- From a program using the 2008 .Net Runtime API : DON'T WORK
You wrote that all the runtime print engine sends to the printer is essentially a picture. But It do send text using the com+ API.
Should I understand : The .Net runtime print engine can't send text ?

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