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Adding shopping cart/paypal with APIs

Sheila

2006-12-06, 7:09 pm

Bs'd

Hi,
Is possible to add a shopping cart using paypal in APIs code?
I'm really not familiar at all with this APIs language code...paypal sas
that you need to know java, and others in oreder to integrate it...

Any suggestions! or Help!
Thanks, :)

Mike Koewler

2006-12-06, 7:09 pm

Sheila,

Most APIs are done via a Shopping cart, such as Mal's e-commerce.

Mike

Sheila wrote:

> Bs'd
>
> Hi,
> Is possible to add a shopping cart using paypal in APIs code?
> I'm really not familiar at all with this APIs language code...paypal sas
> that you need to know java, and others in oreder to integrate it...
>
> Any suggestions! or Help!
> Thanks, :)

Sheila

2006-12-06, 7:09 pm

Bs'd

Hi, thanks for your input!
Now...is it too difficult to deal with it myself? How do I install step by
step this api with a shopping cart? Let's say using paypal?

Thanks in advance!
Sheila

"Mike Koewler" wrote:

> Sheila,
>
> Most APIs are done via a Shopping cart, such as Mal's e-commerce.
>
> Mike
>
> Sheila wrote:
>
>

Mike Koewler

2006-12-06, 7:09 pm

Sheila,

I don't believe you need any APIs if you are using PP directly. When I
used them, I was using Mal's e-commerce as my shopping cart and PP as
the payment service. The API told PP to take the info provided by Mal's
and what to do with it.

Mal has instructions on his site to tell you what APIs to add and how to
do it.

Mike

Sheila wrote:
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> Bs'd
>
> Hi, thanks for your input!
> Now...is it too difficult to deal with it myself? How do I install step by
> step this api with a shopping cart? Let's say using paypal?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Sheila
>
> "Mike Koewler" wrote:
>
>

Sheila

2006-12-06, 7:09 pm

Bs'd

Thank you for your help... let me ask you, when the purchase is completed
(using paypal) is there any link that bring you back to your website? Could I
see your web?

Thanks again,
Sheila

"Mike Koewler" wrote:

> Sheila,
>
> I don't believe you need any APIs if you are using PP directly. When I
> used them, I was using Mal's e-commerce as my shopping cart and PP as
> the payment service. The API told PP to take the info provided by Mal's
> and what to do with it.
>
> Mal has instructions on his site to tell you what APIs to add and how to
> do it.
>
> Mike
>
> Sheila wrote:
>
>

Mike Koewler

2006-12-06, 7:09 pm

Sheila,

You would need to set up a Continue Shopping link in PayPal. But that is
before the checkout is completed. PP requires a confirmation page that
customers go to after making a payment. What you can do is set it up (PP
has suggested wording) using your theme, then put a Redirect Link in it
so visitors automatically go back to your page. I don't use a continue
shopping button in any of my sites - I sell classified advertising in my
paper (www.valleycat.net/submit.html), Greeting cards that will be
published in the paper (www.valleycat.net/greetings.html) and
subscriptions. But I do use a Thank You page with a redirect.

Mike

Sheila wrote:[color=darkred]
> Bs'd
>
> Thank you for your help... let me ask you, when the purchase is completed
> (using paypal) is there any link that bring you back to your website? Could I
> see your web?
>
> Thanks again,
> Sheila
>
> "Mike Koewler" wrote:
>
>