Cannot override shipping settings

[philjackson]

Hi, I am having major issues trying to get paypal to accept "shipping" and "shipping2" variables in the paypal form.

The account that is used is a clients which has been used before on their previous site. I have noticed they had "Postage calculations" set. So I changed them all to "0.00" and ticked the

Click here to allow transaction-based postage values to override the profile postage settings listed above (if profile settings are enabled).

This still has no affect. The submission form is as follows:

<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
    <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart">
    <input type="hidden" name="business" value="emailaddresshere">
    <input type="hidden" name="upload" value="1">
    <input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="GBP">
    <input type="hidden" name="custom" value="9c628d3ad8b44ec1c8c60a8c7a65fad2"> 
    <input type="hidden" name="shipping" value="0.00">
    <input type="hidden" name="shipping2" value="0.00">
    <input type="hidden" name="item_name_1" value="camp booking - SHREWSBURY - Prestfelde Prep School">
    <input type="hidden" name="quantity_1" value="1">
    <input type="hidden" name="tax_1" value="0.00">
    <input type="hidden" name="amount_1" value="1.00">
    <input type="submit" value="PayPal" name="sbbutton">
</form>

Can someone please help with this as it is driving me nuts for something that should be so simple.

regards

[libertyblu]

I have had the same issue, but finally fixed it today.

The check box next to "Click here to allow transaction-based postage values to override...etc" would not allow me put a check mark in it. I'm not sure if you were experiencing this or not.

In the shipping calculations I went into "edit" and then clicked on "clear settings". This reset my postage values back to the original values I put in when I set up the account, but it also allowed my to put the check mark in the box to override the profile postage settings. I put my correct postage values in and saved it, and it is now working. I am mostly using the "hosted buttons",  but do have a few buttons using the longer code that you are using, and both are working fine.

My Paypal account is in Australia, so not sure if your settings will be the same as mine. Not sure if this will help you at all, but its worth a try!

[21firewire]

You are a GOD. Thank you. It works at last.

[PayPal_Wayne]

Hi there 21firewire,

Welcome to the community!

Why not click on the 'accept as solution' button

Wayne 

[pmarine]

Did it work.  I worked on it for hours  yesterday  before calling paypal.  I worked with them until the fella and his supervisor could not get it work work either.  I was told to send Screenshots and all documentaion I have to ebay which I did, but still waiting on a reply.  I see everyone mentions clicking a radio box in a Profile to "allow transaction-based shipping values to override the profile" .....  The phrase that I see is "override shipping methods per transaction" and that is exactally what it does.  Seems there is no allow it acts like an off/on switch. 

I found this on pay pal also https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_pdn_cart_overrides_outside#ship and was told by the tech this should work.  After he tried that and it did not for him either it was moved up another rung.... I think the programmers are getting ahead of the techs.... They need to get this fixed real soon.  I was just hoping some one else found a cure.

Dan