Sending order details to PayPal

Paypal pass-through data.

[ThatWouldBeTelling]

I have a webpage setup using gypsymail that collects details of a parcel collection and emails them to me, nothing fancy, but it works.

The page is used by parcel-booking agents to send their booking details to me.

I am now looking to allow the general public to fill in a similar form, but instead of the submit button, I'd like them to have something like a 'Pay Now' button and process a PayPal payment, then the Paypal confirmation would come to me with all the booking details.

I can't get my head around the best way to do this - can anyone provide a few pointers?

[ispy]

Seems to be a lot of PayPal threads on here lately.

[centime]

Go join paypal developer network, pdn, do a search an you'll find the url, they also have a good support forum, lots of useful solutions specifically for paypal

[chrisranjana]

This

[paypal.com...]

should be a good starting point for learning more about paypal buy buttons.

[pp_rb]

Do you want the customer to see that information during their checkout & on their receipt? If so, you can use the item_name, on0 & os0, and on1 & os1 variables to hold these values.

If not, use the hidden "custom" variable. The value passed into the "custom" variable can be passed back to you via IPN, and should also display in your History download files, but is not displayed to customers.

For more information on available settings for a PayPal "Buy Now" button, you can use the Standard Variable Reference available from PayPal's Integration Center:

https://www.paypal.com/IntegrationCenter/ic_std-variable-reference.html