Comments on: is it me, or is paypal hard to use http://johnwilker.com/2007/11/is-it-me-or-is-paypal-hard-to-use/ Books, Community, Entrepreneurship, Technology Sat, 19 May 2012 09:53:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: professional web des http://johnwilker.com/2007/11/is-it-me-or-is-paypal-hard-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-1245 professional web des Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:45:07 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2007/6/29/is-it-me-or-is-paypal-hard-to-use#comment-1245 The problem with paypal i think is that they focus on the end users and don't really give a hoot about us developers. They're quite lazy where that's concerned. They know, as developers, we're tied in cause the client has probably asked specifically for paypal. Hang in there. Not sure if i can offer any specific help, but there's usually ways around these paypal irritations. The problem with paypal i think is that they focus on the end users and don't really give a hoot about us developers. They're quite lazy where that's concerned. They know, as developers, we're tied in cause the client has probably asked specifically for paypal. Hang in there. Not sure if i can offer any specific help, but there's usually ways around these paypal irritations.

]]> By: Ryan Campbell http://johnwilker.com/2007/11/is-it-me-or-is-paypal-hard-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-1254 Ryan Campbell Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:45:07 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2007/6/29/is-it-me-or-is-paypal-hard-to-use#comment-1254 Hey John, I recently added PayPal support to my Flex-based classified ads site (www.petsbc.com) and initially had the same frustrations as you. Basically they have 2 different APIs. A Name-Value Pair API and a SOAP API. I ended up using the Name-Value Pair API (which they suggest) because their SOAP API seems a little over engineered. To use their express checkout system you must: 1. Send a SetExpressCheckout API call. In the request you pass a dollar amount, a return url and a cancel url In the response you get a unique token string used to identify the transaction 2. Redirect the browse to the PayPal checkout URL and pass the token id 3. The user will be redirected back to either the return url or cancel url (depending if they cancel or not) PayPal also appends a payer id to the return url 4. Your return url should be a confirmation screen 5. When the user clicks to confirm the payment, you send a DoExpressCheckoutPayment API call. In the request you need to pass the token, payer id and the amount. I'm using Java for my server-side code which talks to the PayPal API. If you are interested in the source code just send me an e-mail. Hey maybe there needs to be a "Integrate Flex and PayPal" session at 360|Flex :P Hope this helps! Ryan Campbell Hey John,

I recently added PayPal support to my Flex-based classified ads site (www.petsbc.com) and initially had the same frustrations as you. Basically they have 2 different APIs. A Name-Value Pair API and a SOAP API. I ended up using the Name-Value Pair API (which they suggest) because their SOAP API seems a little over engineered.

To use their express checkout system you must:

1. Send a SetExpressCheckout API call.
In the request you pass a dollar amount, a return url and a cancel url
In the response you get a unique token string used to identify the transaction
2. Redirect the browse to the PayPal checkout URL and pass the token id
3. The user will be redirected back to either the return url or cancel url (depending if they cancel or not)
PayPal also appends a payer id to the return url
4. Your return url should be a confirmation screen
5. When the user clicks to confirm the payment, you send a DoExpressCheckoutPayment API call.
In the request you need to pass the token, payer id and the amount.

I'm using Java for my server-side code which talks to the PayPal API. If you are interested in the source code just send me an e-mail.

Hey maybe there needs to be a "Integrate Flex and PayPal" session at 360|Flex :P

Hope this helps!
Ryan Campbell

]]> By: Aral Balkan http://johnwilker.com/2007/11/is-it-me-or-is-paypal-hard-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-1258 Aral Balkan Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:45:07 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2007/6/29/is-it-me-or-is-paypal-hard-to-use#comment-1258 Hey John, Are you with their Payments Pro program? (It might be called something different in the US). Essentially, they have a "pro" account that you can integrate via various methods (and I found lots of docs, etc., on the site through the Payment Manager login.) Again, this may be something they only have for that program (the one that comes with the virtual terminal, etc.) Sorry I can't be of more help. Hey John,

Are you with their Payments Pro program? (It might be called something different in the US). Essentially, they have a "pro" account that you can integrate via various methods (and I found lots of docs, etc., on the site through the Payment Manager login.) Again, this may be something they only have for that program (the one that comes with the virtual terminal, etc.) Sorry I can't be of more help.

]]> By: Ryan Campbell http://johnwilker.com/2007/11/is-it-me-or-is-paypal-hard-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Ryan Campbell Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2007/6/29/is-it-me-or-is-paypal-hard-to-use#comment-164 Hey John, I recently added PayPal support to my Flex-based classified ads site (<a href="http://www.petsbc.com)" rel="nofollow">www.petsbc.com) </a>and initially had the same frustrations as you. Basically they have 2 different APIs. A Name-Value Pair API and a SOAP API. I ended up using the Name-Value Pair API (which they suggest) because their SOAP API seems a little over engineered. To use their express checkout system you must: 1. Send a SetExpressCheckout API call. In the request you pass a dollar amount, a return url and a cancel url In the response you get a unique token string used to identify the transaction 2. Redirect the browse to the PayPal checkout URL and pass the token id 3. The user will be redirected back to either the return url or cancel url (depending if they cancel or not) PayPal also appends a payer id to the return url 4. Your return url should be a confirmation screen 5. When the user clicks to confirm the payment, you send a DoExpressCheckoutPayment API call. In the request you need to pass the token, payer id and the amount. I'm using Java for my server-side code which talks to the PayPal API. If you are interested in the source code just send me an e-mail. Hey maybe there needs to be a "Integrate Flex and PayPal" session at 360|Flex :P Hope this helps! Ryan Campbell Hey John,

I recently added PayPal support to my Flex-based classified ads site (http://www.petsbc.com) and initially had the same frustrations as you. Basically they have 2 different APIs. A Name-Value Pair API and a SOAP API. I ended up using the Name-Value Pair API (which they suggest) because their SOAP API seems a little over engineered.

To use their express checkout system you must:

1. Send a SetExpressCheckout API call.
In the request you pass a dollar amount, a return url and a cancel url
In the response you get a unique token string used to identify the transaction
2. Redirect the browse to the PayPal checkout URL and pass the token id
3. The user will be redirected back to either the return url or cancel url (depending if they cancel or not)
PayPal also appends a payer id to the return url
4. Your return url should be a confirmation screen
5. When the user clicks to confirm the payment, you send a DoExpressCheckoutPayment API call.
In the request you need to pass the token, payer id and the amount.

I'm using Java for my server-side code which talks to the PayPal API. If you are interested in the source code just send me an e-mail.

Hey maybe there needs to be a "Integrate Flex and PayPal" session at 360|Flex :P

Hope this helps!
Ryan Campbell

]]> By: Aral Balkan http://johnwilker.com/2007/11/is-it-me-or-is-paypal-hard-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Aral Balkan Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2007/6/29/is-it-me-or-is-paypal-hard-to-use#comment-163 Hey John, Are you with their Payments Pro program? (It might be called something different in the US). Essentially, they have a "pro" account that you can integrate via various methods (and I found lots of docs, etc., on the site through the Payment Manager login.) Again, this may be something they only have for that program (the one that comes with the virtual terminal, etc.) Sorry I can't be of more help. Hey John,

Are you with their Payments Pro program? (It might be called something different in the US). Essentially, they have a "pro" account that you can integrate via various methods (and I found lots of docs, etc., on the site through the Payment Manager login.) Again, this may be something they only have for that program (the one that comes with the virtual terminal, etc.) Sorry I can’t be of more help.

]]> By: professional web designer http://johnwilker.com/2007/11/is-it-me-or-is-paypal-hard-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-162 professional web designer Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2007/6/29/is-it-me-or-is-paypal-hard-to-use#comment-162 The problem with paypal i think is that they focus on the end users and don't really give a hoot about us developers. They're quite lazy where that's concerned. They know, as developers, we're tied in cause the client has probably asked specifically for paypal. Hang in there. Not sure if i can offer any specific help, but there's usually ways around these paypal irritations. The problem with paypal i think is that they focus on the end users and don’t really give a hoot about us developers. They’re quite lazy where that’s concerned. They know, as developers, we’re tied in cause the client has probably asked specifically for paypal. Hang in there. Not sure if i can offer any specific help, but there’s usually ways around these paypal irritations.

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