Crystal Reports Does not work with BLOB data (Image - Varbinary) - JDBC - SQL Server

We have an image stored in SQL Server Version 2012 and that needs to be displayed in a crystal report through a JDBC Driver.

This is NOT working with Microsoft JDBC Driver.

Environment used:

1. OS: XP OR Windows Server 2012

2. SQL Server version : SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2012.

3. JDK Version 7 - Update 10.

4. JDBC Driver : Ver 4 downloaded form http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=11774

5. A simple Table structure as follows.

This is not working on Crystal Reports Viewer 2011 as well.

Not working meaning, i am not able to see the picture.

Within the report the field is seen as String.

The same field works fine if I use other drivers like JTDS 1.3. But JTDS driver has other bug that prevents us from using the same.

Any Help is appreciated.

TIA

Dr.R.Giridharan