Version 3.5.0.40

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Released on Jan 15, 2011, This version is designed from Scratch with better design pattern and architectures and Test Driven Development, so the possibility of bugs are very less and performance is way much better than older version.
Implemented Features
  • Multiple Paypal Account Support is required.
  • Additional Data Items support for Dedicated IPN Handler Control
  • Get rid of the properties, "HandlerOption", PayPal_Return Option etc as these properties should be auto set if IPN_Notified / PayPal_Returned event is attached.
  • The control needs to be updated for new html variables introduced by PayPal . i.e. Discount Rate, Discount Amount, etc.
  • Add some more debugging information in IPN.ToString() including requiredTimeForNotificationVerification, requiredTimeForObjectCreation etc
  • Color should be shown in the property editor in Design Time (Visual Studio) where a property type is a Color type.
  • Need a boolean property that will determine wheather the control will let the hosting page's Page_Load event fire in an IPN Session.
  • Need to get rid of the Dependency on Web.Config file for storing some sensitive property value.
  • Make the Design Time Button Wizard more smart and comprehensive.
  • Need a property for getting the Assembly Version information.
  • Need a new Event name IPN_Exception with useful debug data as Event Arg in order to capture if there is any Exception thrown in IPN Session.
  • Need a overload to SpiceHelper.SendMail() method which will take SMTP server info and Credentials.
  • Add to cart button and Subscription button should have correct default values which would avoid any possible error is overlooked by developer.
  • Need helper methods for switching Sandbox to PayPal Live or PayPal live to Sandbox target and all related configuration easily from a single line of code.
  • Throw error if Business Email Address or Merchant ID is missing before reaching to PayPal website.
  • Throw error with helpful message if Encrypted Button Generation is turned on, but Merchant ID is used instead of Merchant Email Address.
  • Need a Property 'SubscriptionType' in IPN/PDT variable for Subscription transaction.
  • Subscription Return Event Arg should be more focused for the Return Scenario of Subscription event.
  • For Subscription PDT event, when, there is a FREE Trial offered by TrialAmount1, PDT status should not return FAIL, rather, it should return NO_PDT_Available.
  • Instead of firing an Event for Common Subscription scenario, fire a dedicated event for Subscription Payment. Because, Subscription Payment event contains different IPN data than regular Subscription Events.
  • Do not generate IPN notify url automatically when testing from LocalHost. Because, PayPal may disable IPN if many IPN requests are made for non existing URL.
Resolved Bugs
  • The design time Wizard for Add to Cart button does not save properties for tab PayPal Page Display Settings, IPN and PayPal Return Settings
  • IPN is sent multiple times
  • PDT String Parser cannot parse the PDT data which is situated at the last line. So, e.CharSet in BuyNow Button, e.PaymentInfo.PaymentGross in UploadCompleteCart are not being set in PayPal_Returned event.
  • Additional Data Items Temporary Files dont get deleted automatically even after correct settings about deleteing files after X 'Hours'.
  • If a developer visits the auto generated or dedicated IPN Notification URL page directly from the browser for debugging purpose, the browser hangs.
  • The documentation links in the Design Time wizard is broken
  • Command event does not fire
  • Some documentation message in Design Time Button wizard is wrong.
Changed Interfaces
  • From IPN Event, PaymentDateTime now needs to be accessed from the sub property PaymentInfo; i.e. var paymentDateTime = e.PaymentInfo.PaymentDateTime; WHY ? Because, PaymentDateTime is available only when there is Payment Information available. For example, Subscription SignUp event does not return any PaymentDateTime data because there is no payment information available in Subscription SignUp IPN event.
  • slPPWPSICtrlForm4357.aspx file is changed, so you need to delete the old slPPWPSICtrlForm4357.aspx file and use the new slPPWPSICtrlForm4357.aspx file from the folder named Core Control Dll which is created by the new setup.exe
  • The Control NameSpace is changed. So, simply replacing the old dll with the new dll wont work. Check the upgrade instruction.