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Paypal Plugin doesn't work, because it doesn't accept an item name and it doesn't use the amount properly.

I have two hidden fields in my form. One "myr_membership" which has a value of "MYR Membership". Another "membership_cost" which has a value of "30.00".

In the Paypal Plugin:
For the Item name field(*) I entered "myr_membership"
For the Amount field(*) I entered "membership_cost"

Then I tested it out and it didn't work. When I get to the Paypal page is doesn't show what the item is and it shows an amount of $60.00.

I used the debug option to look at the link it's using. It's generating the following:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=temp%40gmail.com&no_shipping=1&no_note=1&return=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mysite.com¤cy_code=USD&item_name=&amount=60&first_name=&last_name=&address1=&address2=&city=&state=&zip=&country=&night_phone_a=&

What it SHOULD be generating:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=temp%40gmail.com&no_shipping=1&no_note=1&return=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mysite.com¤cy_code=USD&item_name=MYR%20Membership&amount=30&first_name=&last_name=&address1=&address2=&city=&state=&zip=&country=&night_phone_a=&

Hi kecker,

I assume that you are using ChronoForms v4?

The PayPal action that comes pre-installed is a 'Trial' version that randomises the amount.

Not sure what the problem is with the item_name; I suggest that you double check that the entry exactly matches the form input name and has no spaces, quotes or brackets round it.

Bob