first find out what you are sending.... just before the redirect to pay-pal, put a:
<cfoutput>#whatever_variable_you_want_to_see_#</cfoutput> <cfabort> then play with the code until you get the value in the correct format. -----Original Message----- From: Tony Weeg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 12:02 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: output a # ? can you drop a cfdump at the bottom? and also hand code what its looking for...can you manually send over the data like it wants? tony -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 12:54 AM To: CF-Talk 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 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
