I was hoping my solution helps everybody that is having this problem but it probably won't help you. Looks like your code is a solid block, which is normal, and required.
In my case I copied my PayPal-generated forms code to notpad so that I could save them for future use. Later, when I did a copy-and-paste from notepad to my HTML editor they inserted with two line breaks (CR/LF) after every 162 characters in the encryted code. I didn't think anything about it at the time but after reading four threads on this subject I removed the breaks and the buttons work fine.
I don't know what caused the breaks, as notepad didn't show breaks at these locations???
Code before:
<input type="hidden" name="encrypted" value="-----BEGIN
PKCS7-----MIIHoAYJKoZIhvcNAQcEoIIHkTCCB40CAQExggEwMIIBLAIBADCBlDCBjjELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMxCzAJBgNVBAgTAkNBMRYwFAYDVQQHEw1Nb3VudGFpbiBWaWV3MRQwEgYDVQQKEwtQYXlQYWw
gSW5jLjETMBEGA1UECxQKbGl2ZV9jZXJ0czERMA8GA1UEAxQIbGl2ZV9hcGkxHDAaBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWDXJlQHBheXBhbC5jb20CAQAwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQAEgYCVNqNd07fTpNxrz23tBxHHncti90xB ... Etcetera
Code after:
<input type="hidden" name="encrypted" value="-----BEGIN PKCS7-----MIIHoAYJKoZIhvcNAQcEoIIHkTCCB40CAQExggEwMIIBLAIBADCBlDCBjjELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMxCzAJBgNVBAgTAkNBMRYwFAYDVQQHEw1Nb3VudGFpbiBWaWV3MRQwEgYDVQQKEwtQYXlQYWwgSW5jLjETMBEGA1UECxQKbGl2ZV9jZXJ0czERMA8GA1UEAxQIbGl2ZV9hcGkxHDAaBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWDXJlQHBheXBhbC5jb20CAQAwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQAEgYCVNqNd07fTpNxrz23tBxHHncti90xB ... Etcetera
Good luck and hope this resolves the issue with others.
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Originally posted by SteveH[br]Hi,
I'm trying to stick a donation button on my web page. here's the HTML:
<form>
</form><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"/>
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but04.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!"/>
<input type="hidden" name="encrypted" value="-----BEGIN PKCS7-----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-----END PKCS7-----
"/>
</form>
When you click on it, you go to a page that says.
We are sorry that we are experiencing temporary difficulties. Please try again later.
Message 5302
Does that mean the button's OK and the site's down?
Thanks.
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Regards,
Don...
