OK, the problem seems to be with the currency.

I need the cart to operate in Danish Kroner (DKK)

I had tried just changing the currency symbol but that made no difference.

I tried adding a new currency and added GBP and EUR and both work (total is carried over into paypal) but it just will not carry over the total when set to DKK.

Is there a file somewhere else that has to acknowledge the DKK currency?

I don't think it is a paypal issue as I can receive muliple currencies and opened a DKK balance just in case.