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.NET PayPal REST API Sample

Pre-requisites

  • Visual Studio 2012 (.NET Framework 4.5) or higher Or
  • Visual Studio 2010 (.NET Framework 4.0) Or
  • Visual Studio 2008 (.NET Framework 3.5)
  • NuGet 2.2 or higher in case of NuGet Install [Note: NuGet requires .NET Framework 4.0 or higher]

Please note: bin and obj folders

  • Please delete the bin and obj folders before switching between different versions of Visual Studio

Pre-requisites

  • Visual Studio 2008 or Visual Studio 2010 or Visual Studio 2012
  • NuGet 2.2 or higher [NuGet requires .NET Framework 4.0 or higher]

Dependent library references

  • RestApiSDK
  • PayPalCoreSDK.dll
  • log4net.dll
  • Newtonsoft.Json.dll

SDK Integration

  • Integrate PayPal REST API SDK with an ASP.NET Web Application

  • Use NuGet.exe to install the dependencies in Visual Studio 2008

  • The NuGet package installs the dependencies and adds references automatically to the project in Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio 2012

NuGet - Installing NuGet in Visual Studio 2010 and 2012

Go to Visual Studio 2010 Menu --> Tools Select Extension Manager Enter NuGet in the search box and click Online Gallery Let it Retrieve information Select the retrieved NuGet Package Manager, click Download Let it Download Click Install on the Visual Studio Extension Installer NuGet Package Manager Let it Install Click Close and Restart Now

Go to Visual Studio 2010 Menu --> Tools, select Options Verify the following on the Options popup Click Package Manager --> Package Sources Available package sources: Check box (checked) NuGet official package source https://nuget.org/api/v2/ Name: NuGet official package source Source: https://nuget.org/api/v2/ And click OK

Go to Menu --> Tools --> Library Package Manage --> Package Manager Console Select NuGet official package source from the Package source dropdown box in the Package Manager Console Go to Solution Explorer and note the existing references Enter at PM>

  • PM>Install-Package RestApiSDK
  • Note that the following references get added automatically
    • RestApiSDK.dll
    • PayPalCoreSDK.dll
    • log4net.dll
    • Newtonsoft.Json.dll

NuGet - Integrating NuGet with Visual Studio 2008

Prerequisites:

  • NuGet 2.2 or higher [NuGet requires .NET Framework 4.0 or higher]

Check if .NET Framework 4.0 is installed in the computer from Control Panel --> Get programs

Or else

Run the following command from Windows Command Prompt: wmic product where "Name like 'Microsoft .Net%'" get Name, Version

  • Running the aforesaid command should list the .NET Framework versions installed as in this particular case
  • [Please note the command may take a while to execute]

Name Version Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 1.0 SP3 Developer 1.0.4292 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 4.5.50709 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 Multi-Targeting Pack 4.5.50709 Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SDK (x64) - ENU 2.0.50727 Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Multi-Targeting Pack 4.0.30319 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 SDK 4.5.50709 Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 SP2 2.0.7045 Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 3.5 3.5.7283 Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 1.1.4322 Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 1.0 SP3 1.0.4294

Note: Most Windows machines may have .NET Framework 4.0 or higher installed as part of Windows (Recommended) Update

If V4.X is not installed, then download and install

.NET Framework 4 (Standalone Installer) (free to download from http://www.microsoft.com/)

Or

.NET Framework 4 (Web Installer) (free to download from http://www.microsoft.com/)

Download NuGet.exe Command Line (free to download): http://nuget.codeplex.com/releases/

Save NuGet.exe to a folder viz., 'C:\NuGet' and add its path to the Environment Variables Path:

Visual Studio 2008 Go to Menu -> Tools

Select External Tools

External Tools

External Tools having 5 default tools in the Menu contents

  • Note: The number of default tools may differ depending on the particular Visual Studio installation

Click Add

Enter the following: Title: NuGet Install Command (Having set the Environment Variables Path): NuGet.exe Arguments: install your.package.name -outputDirectory .\packages

Ensure the following: Initial directory: Select Solution Directory i.e., $(SolutionDir) Use Output window: Check Prompt for arguments: Check

Click Apply

Click OK

On Clicking Apply and OK, let the NuGet Install be added (as External Command 6) to Menu -> Tools

  • Note: The External Command number may differ depending on the particular Visual Studio installation

Menu -> Tools, clicking NuGet Install will pop up for NuGet Install Arguments and Command Line

Also, let the NuGet Toolbar be added to Visual Studio Right-click on Visual Studio Menu and select Customize

Customize by clicking New

Enter Toolbar name: NuGet Click OK

Check NuGet Checkbox in the Toolbars tab for NuGet Toolbar to pop up

Click Commands tab and select Tools and External Command 6 (Having added NuGet Install as External Command 6)

  • Note: The External Command number may differ depending on the particular Visual Studio installation

Drag and drop External Command 6 to NuGet Toolbar

Right-click NuGet Toolbar

Enter Name: Install Package

Right-click Change Button Image and select an image

Close Customize

Drag and drop the NuGet Toolbar to the Menu

Click the NuGet Toolbar Install Package

Clicking on the NuGet Toolbar Install Package will pop up for NuGet Install Arguments and Command Line

Enter Arguments:

install RestApiSDK -OutputDirectory .\packages

On clicking OK, the output window should display: "Successfully installed"

Menu View -> Output (Ctrl+Alt+O)

After successful installation, note that the dependencies are downloaded to the 'packages' folder which resides in the same folder as that of the Solution (.sln) file

Add the references to the dependencies downloaded, from the 'packages' folder

Namespaces

  • PayPal
  • PayPal.Manager
  • PayPal.Api.Payments

References