According to your source code on the last page. It looks like you forgot to add your cfoutputs around your numberformat without it it's trying to pass the string: #numberformat(total, '_____.__')# instead of the dollar amount.
Your cf code should look something like this. value="<cfoutput>#numberformat(total, '_____.__')#</cfoutput>"> Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 12:53 AM Subject: RE: output a # ? > this is the page > http://www.weblofts.com/rr.dvd/index.cfm > > ok, follow this closely (btw~ insert is disabled right now, so feel free > to enter stuff) > > ok on that main page go to step 1 and enter an email (can be bogus) > > on the next page, enter a name email & make sure paypal is selected and > near the bottom choose a few items like usa shipping and insurance > > this will then take u to a new page where u will see a total on a paypal > click here to pay button > > click on the paypal button and u will see what i get > > ................................................. > > this is just something i sell from ebay, so just using the paypal > extensions. The problem with them is that it wants a static total, grrrrr > but there should be no reason why it cant be done dynamically > > > > > > > > > > > dave...also, what are you using to connect to paypal? i gotta site that > > immmabout to setup with paypal...and they were wondering what i was > > going to use...first merchant to use paypal...ideas? > > > > bueller...bueller..... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 12:33 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: output a # ? > > > > > > ok, i have a form that adds up some form money totals then it should be > > inserted into a paypal buy button as a dynamic total. > > > > the variable for the purchase total is ummm #total# > > it on its own output the total as a whole #, like 25 then when i need to > > display it i use dollarformat. > > > > and this is what i put into the form to add the total > > "#numberformat(total, '_____.__')#" > > hoping that it would input the total as 25.00 and send it to paypal as > > such > > > > but i get this error from paypal > > > > Error Detected > > > > > > > > > > You have entered an invalid amount. Please make sure that all > > punctuation > > marks are in the correct places and that you only include the numeric > > portion of the amount. For example, if the amount is five U.S. Dollars, > > you would enter 5.00. > > > > > > any thoughts? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
