I'm so happy to have found a forum dealing with paypal--especially now that my eyes are about to fall out!!! OMG, why does paypal claim to be easy, when it's not at all?!
Anyway, I want a flat rate shipping for my shopping cart. In other words, I want buyers to be able to buy multiple items and the shipping is just, say, $3 for the entire order.
I've tried every which way to use paypal's codes:
<input type="hidden" name="handling_cart” value="3.00">
and/or
<input type="hidden" name="handling” value="3.00">
and/or
<input type="hidden" name="shipping” value="3.00">
and/or
<input type="hidden" name="shipping2” value="3.00">
NO COMBINATION WORKS!
Here is a code where everything works except the shipping (or handling, as the case may be). As you'll see, when one adds 1 of each book, the shipping/handling changes to $6 instead of staying at $3.
The code:
<form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart">
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="dukeraha@hotmail.com">
<input type="hidden" name="lc" value="US">
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="The red book of jokes">
<input type=" name="item_name" value="Red joke Bk">
<input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="SS">
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="7.50">
<input type="name="amount" value="$7.50">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
<input type="hidden" name="button_subtype" value="products">
<input type="hidden" name="shipping" value="3.00">
<input type="hidden" name="handling_cart” value="3.00">
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="bn" value="PP-ShopCartBF:btn_cart_LG.gif:NonHosted">
<table>
<tr><td><input type="hidden" name="on0" value="Do you want any inscription(s) for your book(s)?">Do you want any inscription(s) for your book(s)?</td></tr><tr><td><select name="os0">
<option value="No">No </option>
<option value="Yes">Yes </option>
</select> </td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="hidden" name="on1" value="Enter inscription name(s) here">Enter inscription name(s) here</td></tr><tr><td><input type="text" name="os1" maxlength="200"></td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="hidden" name="on2" value="Anything else we should know?">Anything else we should know?</td></tr><tr><td><input type="text" name="os2" maxlength="200"></td></tr>
</table>
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!">
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
</form>
<br>
<form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart">
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="dukeraha@hotmail.com">
<input type="hidden" name="lc" value="US">
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="The orange book of jokes">
<input type=" name="item_name" value="Mystery Visitor Bk">
<input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="MV">
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="8.75">
<input type="name="amount" value="$8.75">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
<input type="hidden" name="button_subtype" value="products">
<input type="hidden" name="shipping" value="3.00">
<input type="hidden" name="handling_cart” value="3.00">
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="bn" value="PP-ShopCartBF:btn_cart_LG.gif:NonHosted">
<table>
<tr><td><input type="hidden" name="on0" value="Do you want any inscription(s) for your book(s)?">Do you want any inscription(s) for your book(s)?</td></tr><tr><td><select name="os0">
<option value="No">No </option>
<option value="Yes">Yes </option>
</select> </td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="hidden" name="on1" value="Enter inscription name(s) here">Enter inscription name(s) here</td></tr><tr><td><input type="text" name="os1" maxlength="200"></td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="hidden" name="on2" value="Anything else we should know?">Anything else we should know?</td></tr><tr><td><input type="text" name="os2" maxlength="200"></td></tr>
</table>
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!">
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
</form>
