PrintToPrinter, ExportToDisk Problem

Question

Hello,
I am using Crystal Reports 2008 inside VS2005 and I wanna get the report in PDF format.
The first thing i tried was exporting the report using the ExportToDisk function. It works ok, but the fonts of the PDF generated werent the same as the fonts i was using in my report and the quality of the images wasnt as good as i expected, they were converted to 256 color images. The result was exactly the same when i was using the Export option from Crystal Interface.
Then i printed the report from Crystal interface using the Adobe PDF printer. I got the right fonts and quality for the images so i decided to implement that in code. Using the code below all the PDF files i got are damaged or at least Acrobat Reader tells me that when opening them and the size of the generated files are much larger than the one i got when directly printing from the Crystal interface (so another thing that makes me thought they are really damaged).
Does anyone could help me to get the PDF?
The code is shown below. I am doing the test with a report with one page with one of the images i am using in my final report.
Thanks very much in advance, Diego
ReportDocument inf = new ReportDocument();
inf.Load(@"C:\Novatia\Proyectos\QH\reports\Test.rpt", CrystalDecisions.Shared.OpenReportMethod.OpenReportByDefault);               
inf.SetDatabaseLogon("sa", "XXXXXXXX", @"localhost\SQLEXPRESS", "InformesUF");      
//inf.ExportToDisk(ExportFormatType.PortableDocFormat, filename); //The PDF generated is with bad quality
PrinterSettings ps = new PrinterSettings();
PageSettings pg = new PageSettings();
pg.PaperSize = new System.Drawing.Printing.PaperSize("A4", 827, 1169);
ps.PrinterName = "Adobe PDF";
ps.Copies = 1;               
ps.PrintToFile = true;
ps.PrintFileName = "C:
test.pdf";                               
inf.PrintToPrinter(ps, pg, true);
//inf.PrintToPrinter(ps, ps.DefaultPageSettings, true);

Answer 1

Well, we have a friend called Diego - he's from Argentina as is my wife, so that was a clue
Ok, now to the issue at hand. I'd like you to do the following as a test:
1) Run the report in the CR designer.
2) Go to the File menu and enable "Save Data with Report"
3) Save the report
4) Go to  your .NET app and comment out any database logon code
5) Run the saved data report and export it to pdf
Do you see a better export now? This is just a test. Not exactly sure what we'll get out of it, but it will be a nice piece of info to have.
Next I'd like to compare the dlls that load with the CR designer as opposed to the CR runtime. To that end, I'd like you to download the modules utility from here:
https://smpdl.sap-ag.de/~sapidp/012002523100006252802008E/modules.zip
follow these steps:
1) Extract the above file
2) Run the report in the CR designer and export to pdf - leave CR running
3) Start modules
4) Go to the File menu and select New List -> Memory modules
5) Save the file as designer.mdl
6) Run your app and do the export to pdf - leave the app running
7) Go back to Modules
8) Go to the File menu and select New List -> Memory modules
9) Save the file as app.mdl
In Modules, expand the "By Process" node. Find the app exe name. Click on it, the right pane will populate with the dlls loaded. Now, go to the View menu and select Details. This will show you the dlls and their versions and all kinds of other detail. Do the above with the other mdl. You can compare the results manually, or use Modules (Module menu, select Differences). See if the comparison gives you any clues. In particular look at exportmodeller.dll, crtslv.dll and crxf_pdf.dll.
Also, what version of Adobe are you using?
Ludek