/checkout/genericError when using paypal for payments

Jashby
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Hi,

I'm setting up a website that has an option to buy stuff on.

I am using paypal to generate the code for the buy now and goto checkout buttons.

I'm getting an error url ending in /checkout/genericError with a screen message saying to try again later.

Sometimes it works OK when you hit the buy now button and you go through to the checkout but more ofteh than not I get the error message.

This is happening on multiple items on my site.

Anyone had this problem and solved it??

Cheers,
Jonathan

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didier2
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Solved !
The problem was on item quantity. Bad english I'm french
Visit this page : https://www.paypal.com/fr/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_pdn_howto_checkout_outside

<input type="hidden" name="lc" value="FR">
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="objet1">
<input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="1">   "it is not the items quantity but item ref."
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="40.00">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="EUR">
<input type="hidden" name="button_subtype" value="products">
<input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="0">
<input type="hidden" name="cn" value="Ajouter des instructions particulières pour le vendeur :">
<input type="hidden" name="no_shipping" value="1">
<!--<input type="hidden" name="tax_rate" value="0"> --> "taxes amount (%)if the price is without taxes"
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1"> 
<input type="hidden" name="bn" value="PP-ShopCartBF:btn_cart_LG.gif:NonHosted">
<table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="padding:0px"><input type="hidden" name="on0" value="Nombre de nuits">Nombre de nuits
  <select name="quantity">  "
    <option value="1">1 </option>
    <option value="2">2 </option>
    <option value="3">3 </option>
    <option value="4">4 </option>
    <option value="5">5 </option>
    <option value="6">6 </option>
    <option value="7">7 </option>
    <option value="8">8 </option>
    <option value="9">9 </option>
    <option value="10">10 </option>
  </select></td></tr><tr><td width="54%" style="padding:0px"><br />.....



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Cheflombardi
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I have had the acct got 4 months and have been denied every transaction and no one at PayPal can help y bother giving me a line of credit if u denie all my purchases this is the stupidest cash credit line that I have ever had I CANT USE IT!!!!!! HELP
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