HTML Samples and Buy Now, Donations, and Shopping Cart Variables

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PayPal Shopping Cart HTML and Variables

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Buy Now and Donations Buttons HTML Variables: Transaction Information

Character 

Name

Description

Length

currency_

The currency of the payment. Defines the currency in which the monetary 

code

variables (

amount

, 

shipping

, 

shipping2

, 

handling

, 

tax

) are 

denoted. If omitted, all monetary fields are interpreted as U.S. Dollars.

custom

Pass through variable never be presented to your customer. If omitted, no 

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variable is passed back to you.

handling

The cost of handling. This is not quantity specific. The same handling will be 

charged regardless of the number of items purchased. If omitted, no handling 

charges will be assessed.

invoice

Pass through variable you can use to identify your Invoice Number for this 

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purchase. If omittted, no variable will be passed back to you.

shipping

The cost of shipping this item if you have enabled item specific shipping costs. 

If shipping

is used and shipping2

is not defined, this flat amount will be 

charged regardless of the quantity of items purchased. If you are using item 

based shipping, make sure the override checkbox is checked in your Profile. If 

omitted, and your Profile based shipping is enabled, your customer will be 

charged the amount or percentage defined in your Profile.

shipping2

The cost of shipping each additional item. If omitted, and your Profile based 

shipping is enabled, your customer will be charged the amount or percentage 

defined in your Profile

tax

Transaction based tax override variable. Set this to a flat tax amount you 

would like to apply to the transaction regardless of the buyer's location. If 

present, this value overrides any tax settings that may be set in your Profile. If 

omitted, Profile tax settings (if any) will apply.

PayPal Shopping Cart HTML and Variables

PayPal Shopping Cart HTML

Rather than creating a separate button for every single item you wish to sell with the PayPal 

Shopping Cart, you can manipulate the Add to Cart HTML code to create different Add to 

Cart buttons.

Standard Add to Cart HTML 

The following HTML shows the output of a generic Add to Cart button (several optional 

fields are shown):

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August, 2005 Website Payments Standard Checkout Integration Guide