using forms with submiting payment to paypal

Go to solution
ScottDB
Contributor
Contributor
Posted on
‎Dec-03-2013 06:58 PM

Hi, I am trying to have the members fill out a form upon purchasing an upgrade or signing up to the site at a higher level than free. I would like the information to be sent to me with the transaction # and date for tracking puposes after the purchase is complete.  Is this possible and can someone point me to a good tutorial?

 

Best Regards, 

Scott

Login to Me Too
Login to Reply or Kudo
1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

Accepted Solutions
Solved

Go to solution
ScottDB
Contributor
Contributor
‎Dec-06-2013 04:08 PM

Thanks so much. This is exactly what I was looking for.  You rock.

View solution in original post

Login to Me Too
Login to Reply or Kudo
6 REPLIES 6

Go to solution
ScottDB
Contributor
Contributor
‎Dec-03-2013 08:38 PM

Would also like to add that I would need like 6 fields in the form so I don't think the two buttons would work in this situation.

 

Login to Me Too
Login to Reply or Kudo

Go to solution
snowshoe
Frequent Advisor
Frequent Advisor
‎Dec-04-2013 11:48 AM

If all you need something like a Buy Now item button with several text input fields, that's fairly straight forward.  The catch is you have manually code the item button as the online button creator has it limitations for generating text input fields.  Just use the option variables, on0, os0, on1, os1, etc.  This method would be the easiest depending on your requirements.  See the examples below for some ideas.  There's a Buy Now and Add to Cart, both demonstrate how you can have multiple text input fields.  Feel free to tweak and try.

 

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>

<title>Button Example Code</title>

<!-- START META TAG SECTION -->
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en">
<!-- END META TAG SECTION -->
   
</head>

<body>

<!-- START SAMPLE CODE SECTION -->


<!-- PARAGRAPH 1 -->
Basic Examples

<br><br>

Add to Cart and Buy Now Example, Multiple Text Input.

<br><br>

Notes:
<br>
* This example demonstrates how to do the same thing using either a Buy Now Item Button or Add to Cart Item Button.


<br><br>
<hr align="left" width="50%" noshade>
<br><br>

<!-- START CONTENTS -->

<!-- START BUTTON EXAMPLES -->

<!-- START BUTTON EXAMPLES -->

<!-- Start of Buy Now Form -->
Widget Statue Trophy - $100.00 plus $20.00 shipping

<br><br>

<!-- Start of Buy Now Form -->
<form target="_self" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<!-- If using a Business or Company Logo Graphic, include the "cpp_header_image" variable. -->
<input type="hidden" name="cpp_header_image" value="https://yourwebsite.com/logo.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick">
<!-- Replace "business" value with your PayPal Email Address or your Merchant Account ID -->
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="your email address">
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Widget Statue">
<input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="WS-1001">
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="100.00">
<input type="hidden" name="lc" value="US">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
<input type="hidden" name="no_shipping" value="2">
<!-- Replace value with the web page you want the customer to return to after a successful transaction -->
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.yourwebsite.com/ThankYou.html">
<!-- Replace value with the web page you want the customer to return to after item cancellation -->
<input type="hidden" name="cancel_return" value="http://www.yourwebsite.com/Cancel.html">
<!-- Note: shipping override variable is used with this example -->
<input type="hidden" name="shipping" value="20.00">
<input type="hidden" name="button_subtype" value="products">
<input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="0">
<input type="hidden" name="cn" value="Add special instructions to the seller:">
<input type="hidden" name="bn" value="PP-BuyNowBF:btn_buynow_LG.gif:NonHosted">
<!-- -->
Name Plate Engraving Information:
<br><br>

First Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;
<input type="hidden" name="on0" value="First Name">
<input type="text" name="os0" size="20">
<br><br>
Last Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;
<input type="hidden" name="on1" value="Last Name">
<input type="text" name="os1" size="20">
<br><br>
School:&nbsp;&nbsp;
<input type="hidden" name="on2" value="School">
<input type="text" name="os2" size="20">
<br><br>
Event:&nbsp;&nbsp;
<input type="hidden" name="on3" value="Event">
<input type="text" name="os3" size="20">
<br><br>
Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;
<input type="hidden" name="on4" value="Date">
<input type="text" name="os4" size="8">
<br><br>
Team Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;
<input type="hidden" name="on5" value="Team Name">
<input type="text" name="os5" size="20">
<br><br>
Place:&nbsp;&nbsp;
<input type="hidden" name="on5" value="Place">
<input type="text" name="os5" size="20">
<br><br>
<!-- -->
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynow_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!">
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
</form>
<!-- End of Buy Now Form -->


<br><br>
<hr align="left" width="50%" noshade>
<br><br>



<!-- Start of Add to Cart Form -->
Widget Statue Trophy - $100.00 plus $20.00 shipping

<br><br>

<!-- Note: target="paypal" was replaced with target="_self" -->
<!-- Note: shopping_url also added to code -->
<!-- These two changes allow better functionality with IE and Firefox --> 
<form target="_self" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<!-- If using a Business or Company Logo Graphic, include the "cpp_header_image" variable. -->
<input type="hidden" name="cpp_header_image" value="https://yourwebsite.com/logo.jpg"> 
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart">
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
<!-- Replace "business" value with your PayPal Email Address or your Merchant Account ID -->
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="your email address">
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Widget Statue">
<input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="WS-1001">
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="100.00">
<input type="hidden" name="lc" value="US">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
<input type="hidden" name="no_shipping" value="2">
<input type="hidden" name="button_subtype" value="products">
<input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="0">
<input type="hidden" name="cn" value="Add special instructions to the seller:">
<input type="hidden" name="bn" value="PP-ShopCartBF:btn_cart_LG.gif:NonHosted">
<!-- Replace value with the web page you want the customer to return to -->
<input type="hidden" name="shopping_url" value="http://www.yourwebsite.com/Shop.html">
<!-- Replace value with the web page you want the customer to return to after a successful transaction -->
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.yourwebsite.com/ThankYou.html">
<!-- Replace value with the web page you want the customer to return to after item cancellation -->
<input type="hidden" name="cancel_return" value="http://www.yourwebsite.com/Cancel.html">
<!-- Note: shipping override variable is used with this example -->
<input type="hidden" name="shipping" value="20.00">
<!-- -->
Name Plate Engraving Information:
<br><br>

First Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;
<input type="hidden" name="on0" value="First Name">
<input type="text" name="os0" size="20">
<br><br>
Last Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;
<input type="hidden" name="on1" value="Last Name">
<input type="text" name="os1" size="20">
<br><br>
School:&nbsp;&nbsp;
<input type="hidden" name="on2" value="School">
<input type="text" name="os2" size="20">
<br><br>
Event:&nbsp;&nbsp;
<input type="hidden" name="on3" value="Event">
<input type="text" name="os3" size="20">
<br><br>
Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;
<input type="hidden" name="on4" value="Date">
<input type="text" name="os4" size="8">
<br><br>
Team Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;
<input type="hidden" name="on5" value="Team Name">
<input type="text" name="os5" size="20">
<br><br>
Place:&nbsp;&nbsp;
<input type="hidden" name="on5" value="Place">
<input type="text" name="os5" size="20">
<br><br>
<!-- -->
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!">
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
</form>
<!-- End of Add to Cart Form -->

<!--  Start of View Cart Button Code  -->
<form target="_self" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<!-- If using a Business or Company Logo Graphic, include the "cpp_header_image" variable. -->
<input type="hidden" name="cpp_header_image" value="https://yourwebsite.com/logo.jpg"> 
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart">
<input type="hidden" name="display" value="1">
<!-- Replace "business" value with your PayPal Email Address or your Merchant Account ID -->
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="your email address">
<!-- Replace value with the web page you want the customer to return to -->
<input type="hidden" name="shopping_url" value="http://www.yourwebsite.com/Shop.html">
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_viewcart_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!">
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
</form> 
<!--  End of View Cart Button Code  -->



<!-- END BUTTON EXAMPLES -->



<!-- END SAMPLE CODE SECTION -->

<br><br>


<br><br><br><br>
<hr align="left" width="50%" noshade>
<br><br>
NOTES:
<br>
In order to test the code, you must replace the &quot;business&quot; value variable with your PayPal Email Address or your Merchant Account ID.


</body>
</html>

 

Login to Me Too
Login to Reply or Kudo

Go to solution
ScottDB
Contributor
Contributor
‎Dec-05-2013 07:24 PM

Thanks so much for that answer. Will try that. The one thing I was wondering is after the form is made with the add to cart or buy now buttons what happens to the information on the form. Does it pass through paypal and returnded to me with transaction id and date or does the form just get submited back to me without a date or transaction id?

Login to Me Too
Login to Reply or Kudo

Go to solution
snowshoe
Frequent Advisor
Frequent Advisor
‎Dec-06-2013 09:44 AM

When you use the "option" variables as in the example, that information is shown in the email notification and your account transaction history record.  Also included is the date of purchase and the Transaction ID.

Login to Me Too
Login to Reply or Kudo
Solved

Go to solution
ScottDB
Contributor
Contributor
‎Dec-06-2013 04:08 PM

Thanks so much. This is exactly what I was looking for.  You rock.

Login to Me Too
Login to Reply or Kudo

Go to solution
snowshoe
Frequent Advisor
Frequent Advisor
‎Dec-06-2013 04:35 PM

Smiley Happy

Login to Me Too
Login to Reply or Kudo

Haven't Found your Answer?

It happens. Hit the "Login to Ask the community" button to create a question for the PayPal community.