Sending custom fields to PayPal

Hello all,

I have a custom field in my eCart checkout labelled 'delivery times' where a viewer can choose an option as to when they would prefer their item to be delivered. Once they choose this option on the checkout page it is stored as a session variable on the 'confirm' page. This seems to work ok as on the confirm page I can see the delivery option chosen, so I know that the session is being stored correctly.

I can't see though how to make this appear in the PayPal system, or in the email that PayPal subsequently send out to the merchant with the order details on. In my form I've given it the id of 'custom' to be sent to PayPal, but it doesn't seem to appear anywhere in the PayPal system.

Anyone got any ideas how I would do this?

Thanks.

you could concatenate the session value onto the Item name field that is passed to paypal, exact specifics of this depend on the type of paypal checkout you are using:
Paypal payments pro or paypal standard?

Hi there, thanks for the comments. It's payments standard. I'll try the concatenate idea, that sounds like it will work. Alternatively I guess I could use Universal Email to trigger a message independently of PayPal which includes all of the information I want?

Ok, with paypal standard, there will be a hidden form element for the item name that will look like:

<input type="hidden" name="item_name_<?php echo $WA_Store_Cart_Index+1; ?>" id="item_name_<?php echo $WA_Store_Cart_Index+1; ?>" value="<?php echo $WA_Store_Cart->DisplayInfo("Name") ?>" />

you could concatenate the session value to the end of it:

<input type="hidden" name="item_name_<?php echo $WA_Store_Cart_Index+1; ?>" id="item_name_<?php echo $WA_Store_Cart_Index+1; ?>" value="<?php echo $WA_Store_Cart->DisplayInfo("Name") ?> - delivery Time: <?php echo ((isset($_SESSION["deleveryTime"]))?$_SESSION["deleveryTime"]:"") ?>" />

Hi Jason
How many session items can you add to this hidden element?

the item name can be 127 characters long


https://cms.paypal.com/mx/cgi-bin/?cmd=_render-content&content_ID=developer/e_howto_html_Appx_websitestandard_htmlvariables

Thanks Jason,
So if I wanted to add more fields, what would be the best way to do it. The site is using PayPal standard.
Thanks,
Dave

there are also on0_<?php echo $WA_Store_Cart_Index+1; ?> / os0_<?php echo $WA_Store_Cart_Index+1; ?> elements on the page that can be used for bpassing option information.


<input type="hidden" name="on0_<?php echo $WA_Store_Cart_Index+1; ?>" id="on0_<?php echo $WA_Store_Cart_Index+1; ?>" value="Option Name" />
<input type="hidden" name="os0_<?php echo $WA_Store_Cart_Index+1; ?>" id="os0_<?php echo $WA_Store_Cart_Index+1; ?>" value="Option value" />

the on0_<?php echo $WA_Store_Cart_Index+1; ?> element is used for setting ooption name (i.e. Color or Size)

The os0_<?php echo $WA_Store_Cart_Index+1; ?> element is used for passing the value (i.e. Red or Small)

Thanks again Jason

you're welcome.