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PayPal PDT works in sandbox but not live

by edubb Contributor in PayPal Reporting
‎Aug-01-2018 11:28 AM
‎Aug-01-2018 11:28 AM
I am trying to add a Paypal Payments button onto our website. I have Auto Return and Payment Data Transfer turned on.   When I point to sandbox, everything works correctly and it returns to my website with the transaction id in the url.   When I point to production PayPal, no transaction id is returned. Payment does go through.   Here is the form code: <form action="#VARIABLES.strHostAddress#" method="post" target="_top" id="testform"> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_donations"> <input type="hidden" name="business" value="#VARIABLES.strBusinessEmail#"> <input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="#VARIABLES.strGiftDesignation# - #VARIABLES.strGiftDesignation2#"> <input type="hidden" name="amount" value="#VARIABLES.intPayAmt#"> <input type="hidden" name="first_name" value="#VARIABLES.strFirstName#"> <input type="hidden" name="last_name" value="#VARIABLES.strLastName#"> <input type="hidden" name="address1" value="#VARIABLES.strLine1#"> <input type="hidden" name="address2" value="#VARIABLES.strLine2#"> <input type="hidden" name="city" value="#VARIABLES.strCity#"> <input type="hidden" name="state" value="#VARIABLES.strState#"> <input type="hidden" name="zip" value="#VARIABLES.strPostalCode#"> <input type="hidden" name="email" value="#VARIABLES.strEmail#"> <input type="hidden" name="cancel_return" value="#VARIABLES.strCancelPage#"> <input type="hidden" name="return" value="#VARIABLES.strThankYouPage#"> <input type="hidden" name="rm" value="2"> </form> where #VARIABLES.strHostAddress# is "https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" for live or "https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" for sandbox. ... View more
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