As taken from the PayPal.com website:


<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick">
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="MY@EMAIL.com">
<input type="hidden" name="no_shipping" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.return-url.com">
<input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
<input type="hidden" name="tax" value="0">
<input type="hidden" name="bn" value="PP-DonationsBF">
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but21.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!">
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
</form>


This small bit of HTML does not work in DNN. When you paste it into a Text/HTML module, the link (the image its self) simply redirects you back to the same page you were viewing. If you copy this same HTML to a standard .html file, the link forwards you to PayPal.

Why is DNN breaking this code?

Here is basically the same code with just a few more details. I put in some line breaks for clarity. If you are not using the PayPal sandbox for testing, you should try it out. It takes some effort to setup, but makes testing a much simpler process. I just put in two modules on the page, one for the Sandbox and one for the Production Paypal and only show the sandbox to a test role.

I got my hints on how to do this on the Traincert Videos for DNN. They are very helpful.

<A href="https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=contribution@amilliondollarmemorial.com

&amp;item_name=A+Million+Dollar+Memorial+Contribution

&amp;item_number=AMDM01

&amp;currency_code=USD

&amp;return=http://www.returnpage.com

&amp;cancel_return=http://www.cancelpage.com

&amp;cbt=Make+Contribution

&amp;no_shipping=1

&amp;rm=2">

<IMG alt="Make contributions with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-butcc-donate.gif" border=0>

</A>

Also, I use the Return URL to go to an XMod module and pull in the Transaction Details and then use XURLP to write them to a database table. Sometimes I just use a straight ASP page as the Return URL and use it to write the transaction details to a table and then redirect back to my site.

Hope this helps.

 

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Forerunner Communications, LLC
DotNetNuke Integration Specialists

Glad to have helped as so many have helped me over the years. Feel free to go to my brother's memorial website and be the first (besides me) to make a small contribution ($1, $5, whatever) that will go to charitable and community organizations. You can test out my PayPal process. Click the A Million Dollar Memorial Progress Bar graphic in my signature to link to the site.

Cliff

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Forerunner Communications, LLC
DotNetNuke Integration Specialists