SSRS 2022 does not show barcode when printing to PDF

Question

We are using SSRS 2022. We have a report that has a barcode on it using BCC3OF9N.TTF. The barcode shows in preview mode when we run the report, but when it prints to PDF or exports to PDF the barcode does not show.

I have verified the barcode is on the SSRS server and the workstation.

We have tried to export to Word and the barcode shows, but the formatting is off and the report goes to a second page when it should not and we have not been able to adjust it. In PDF mode it is only on 1 page.

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Hi @DoveConnieDES-3786,

Please read the section Font Embedding in the article: Exporting to a PDF File

To check if the font is TrueType and its embeddability, please right click the font file and select Properties, and then you can find these properties in the Details tab.

Regards，

Zoe Hui

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Answer 2

For anyone reading this post to find why his Barcode font is working in SSRS, but not in PDF or with printing: You need to install the same Barcode font on the SSRS server, and make sure you install it for All Users, right click the font and select: "Install for all users"

Restart MS SQL Reporting services after installing the font to make it active. This works for example with font: c39hrp48dhtt (but also with other fonts)

This font shows the text below the barcode, if you don't want to see the starting and ending asteriks(*), then use exclamation marks instead(!).