[ic] Pay Pal Integration

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Mon Nov 19 00:28:00 2001


off topic but Doug can you please send me the priority mail integration
stuff. I tried to get it working for over a month. I decided to use FedEx as
a temp solution. thanks in advance.

steve@moddepot.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Finley" <dfinleyhsd@earthlink.net>
To: <interchange-users@interchange.redhat.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: [ic] Pay Pal Integration


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cozy Corner <cozycorner@nyc.rr.com>
> > I have been reading the archives and am wondering if someone has
> integrated
> > minivend with Pay Pal.
> > Any way will do for now, even if it is not a full integration with a
> return
> > OK.
>
> I have integrated Paypal on an IC 4.8.2 site.  The integration with IC is
> very clunky, but that is due entirely to my shortcomings, not IC. I'm sure
> that a full-time developer could make this a more seamless process.  What
> I've done is the following:
>
> 1. visit PayPal.com and download their PDF on accepting web payments --
> Sorry, I did not keep the link.  It will explain what each variable in the
> code below is used for.
>
> 2. Place the following form behind a button in IC. (replace the variables
> with your info, using the PDF as a reference.)
>
> <form action=" https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr " method="post">
> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick">
> <input type="hidden" name="business" value="dollsource@aol.com">
> <input type="hidden" name="return"
> value="http://www.dollsource.com/thankyou.htm">
> <input type="hidden" name="undefined_quantity" value="0">
> <input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Dollsource.com Shopping
Cart">
> <input type="hidden" name="amount" value="[subtotal noformat=1]">
> <input type="hidden" name="shipping" value="[shipping noformat=1]">
> <input type="hidden" name="shipping2" value="0.00">
> <input type="hidden" name="handling" value="0.00">
> <input type="hidden" name="no_shipping" value="1">
> <input type="hidden" name="image_url"
> value="http://www.dollsource.com/logo-web.gif">
> <input type="hidden" name="cancel_return"
> value="http://www.dollsource.com/cancel.htm">
> <input type="hidden" name=" no_note" value="1">
> <input type="image"
src="http://images.paypal.com/images/x-click-but01.gif"
> name="submit" alt="Click here to pay with PayPal - it's fast, free and
> secure!">
> </form>
>
> 3. This is where I stopped short.  Rather that try to integrate the Paypal
> process above with the rest of the IC checkout process, I simply placed
the
> Paypal button on the top of the Receipt.html page with an explanation to
> "click here" to complete the sale.  I then added lots of explanation to
the
> checkout page stating that once they clicked checkout they would then be
> required to complete the transaction at Paypal.
>
> I works fairly smoothly.  Most of our customers come to us from ebay
> auctions, so they are very familiar with paypal.  They fill their cart,
> checkout (which sends the order to the site admin and puts it into IC),
then
> click into PayPal where the payment form is already populated for them via
> the form above.  They then give their paypal account info, or open a new
> account if needed.  Lastly, they are returned to a thankyou page once the
> paypal transaction is complete.  If they bail out before completing the
> paypal side, they are bounced to our cancel page and informed that the
sale
> is not final.
>
> Again there are MANY better ways of doing this I'm sure, this is just one
> quick solution that worked for this mom&pop site.  Hope this helps.
>
> Doug Finley
> www.vcdna.org
>
>
>
>
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