Can I link my combo box to Paypal?

[Jessica320]

I have put combo boxes with scents available for my products and have set up the paypal cart. The scent chosen in the combo dropdown is not going into the paypal cart. Is there anyway to get them to work together? I know paypal has something similar to use on their site but it will only handle 10 choices and I have many more.
Thank you for your help in advance.

[Marincky]

Re: Can I link my combo box to Paypal?

There is a way yes.. however, it's far beyond my skills (especially when it's 01.22am where I am) to try and explain this to you. But I'll mention your thread to someone I know who will be able to answer this for you tomorrow if they or anyone else doesn't get here first. I have done this myself but years ago so would have to remind myself first before going through it with you and I'm not 100% sure I would advise you correctly. But hang fire..

[Jessica320]

Re: Can I link my combo box to Paypal?

Thank you! I will check back tomorrow~
Jess

[Marincky]

Re: Can I link my combo box to Paypal?

I have emailed the guy in question giving him your post thread so I'm sure he'll be in to answer you soon.

[navaldesign]

Re: Can I link my combo box to Paypal?

I'm afraid that due to a bug in BV (the dropdown ID is assumed as option name, instead of the dropdown name itself) you can't do it in BV.

Create the button in PayPal, with the max of 10 choices alloed. The code that PayPal will generate will be something like this:


<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick">
<input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="L37HGD3BHM8">
<table>
<tr><td><input type="hidden" name="on0" value="Scent">Scent</td></tr><tr><td><select name="os0">
<option value="Option 1">Option 1 </option>
<option value="Option 2">Option 2 </option>
<option value="Option 3">Option 3 </option>
<option value="Option 4">Option 4 </option>
<option value="Option 5">Option 5 </option>
<option value="Option 6">Option 6 </option>
<option value="Option 7">Option 7 </option>
<option value="Option 8">Option 8 </option>
<option value="Option 9">Optione 9 </option>
<option value="Option 10">Option 10 </option>
</select> </td></tr>
</table>
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/it_IT/IT/i/bt...uynowCC_**.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - Fast - Simple - Secure">
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypal.com/it_IT/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
</form>


Paste the code in a HTML box in BV and edit the code as follows:

<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick">
<input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="L37HGD3BHM8">
<table>
<tr><td><input type="hidden" name="on0" value="Scent">Scent</td></tr><tr><td><select name="os0">
<option value="Option 1">Option 1 </option>
<option value="Option 2">Option 2 </option>
<option value="Option 3">Option 3 </option>
<option value="Option 4">Option 4 </option>
<option value="Option 5">Option 5 </option>
<option value="Option 6">Option 6 </option>
<option value="Option 7">Option 7 </option>
<option value="Option 8">Option 8 </option>
<option value="Option 9">Optione 9 </option>
<option value="Option 10">Option 10 </option>
<option value="Option 11">Option 11 </option>
<option value="Option 12">Option 12 </option>
<option value="Option 13">Option 13 </option>
<option value="Option 14">Option 14 </option>
</select> </td></tr>
</table>
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/it_IT/IT/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_**.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - Fast - Simple - Secure">
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypal.com/it_IT/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
</form>

As you see, you can add as many options as you like editing the code manually.

Of course, Option1 ..... Option11 are the scents that you want to offer.

[Jessica320]

Re: Can I link my combo box to Paypal?

Wow, thanks so much for the help! I am going to give this a try today. I might be back with more questions, but sounds pretty easy.

Thanks again,
Jess