Re: [WebDNA] anyone successfully using webdna with paypal's NVP API?
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texte = Hi Lawrence, I didn't answer before because I had not yet really looked into the API. I am not sure at which point one's code's interaction with paypal =20 servers qualifies for the title 'using the API', or not... but we are =20= now successfully taking fully-paid orders in 3 clicks. One click goes =20= from our webdna shopping cart to paypal, 2nd click logs the user in to =20= his paypal acct, and the 3rd confirms the order, transfers the $, and =20= gets the user back to our thanksAlot webdna page. Before I looked =20 into the paypal 'API' I did not know how to do this. Communicating =20 with paypal this way can be done with form posts, webdna's =20 [TCPConnect], or via other [scripting] languages. -G On Nov 27, 2008, at 12:33 AM, Lawrence wrote: > Hi, I'm using paypal for some clients. I'm only using Post forms =20 > with some fields for the validation back to the website. It run's =20 > fine... > What is the point of using the NVP API? On what OS is it running? > Lawrence > > > > Dan Strong a =E9crit : >> I hooked up to PayPal's system a long long time ago =20 >> (2003? ...search the archives for "Paypal"). At the time I did not =20= >> use [TCPConnect]. It was simply a matter of POSTing the order from =20= >> a secure server (https://) and then having a page setup on the same =20= >> secure server to receive the order response from PayPal, which I =20 >> parsed out with WebDNA. It really wasn't all that complicated and =20 >> it worked just fine. But I am not really sure if that pertains to =20 >> what you're doing today, what with all them new-fangled PayPal =20 >> thingamabobbers and whatnot :) >> -Dan >> >> >> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:42:02 -0700 >> Govinda
wrote: >>> Hello all :-) Happy Thanksgiving to those who have this holiday >>> >>> I need to implement Paypal's express checkout on a webdna shopping =20= >>> site. >>> We are expecting to go with a webdna [shell] to a php or perl =20 >>> script (as far as I've got into it so far), but I wanted to ask- >>> Is anyone successfully using [TCPconnect] with paypal's NVP API? >>> Every so often someone comes along and says, "I was using =20 >>> TCPconnect for _______, BUT then _________ started happening". >>> >>> Can people give your definitive answer - Is TCPconnect stable? =20 >>> Do people feel there is a pattern in issues relating to this tag? >>> >>> We would love to stay all Webdna for this, since we know it best =20 >>> and can tweak, fast, all we like, ...but we want to set it up and =20= >>> just be done with it for years. >>> >>> Bob Minor, you there? I remember you had integrated paypal into =20 >>> your merchant store product years ago, and I assume you keep it =20 >>> up to date. >>> Do you use TCPconnect? Why or why not? Anyone else? >>
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Hi Lawrence, I didn't answer before because I had not yet really looked into the API. I am not sure at which point one's code's interaction with paypal =20 servers qualifies for the title 'using the API', or not... but we are =20= now successfully taking fully-paid orders in 3 clicks. One click goes =20= from our webdna shopping cart to paypal, 2nd click logs the user in to =20= his paypal acct, and the 3rd confirms the order, transfers the $, and =20= gets the user back to our thanksAlot webdna page. Before I looked =20 into the paypal 'API' I did not know how to do this. Communicating =20 with paypal this way can be done with form posts, webdna's =20 [tcpconnect], or via other [scripting] languages. -G On Nov 27, 2008, at 12:33 AM, Lawrence wrote: > Hi, I'm using paypal for some clients. I'm only using Post forms =20 > with some fields for the validation back to the website. It run's =20 > fine... > What is the point of using the NVP API? On what OS is it running? > Lawrence > > > > Dan Strong a =E9crit : >> I hooked up to PayPal's system a long long time ago =20 >> (2003? ...search the archives for "Paypal"). At the time I did not =20= >> use [tcpconnect]. It was simply a matter of POSTing the order from =20= >> a secure server (https://) and then having a page setup on the same =20= >> secure server to receive the order response from PayPal, which I =20 >> parsed out with WebDNA. It really wasn't all that complicated and =20 >> it worked just fine. But I am not really sure if that pertains to =20 >> what you're doing today, what with all them new-fangled PayPal =20 >> thingamabobbers and whatnot :) >> -Dan >> >> >> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:42:02 -0700 >> Govinda wrote: >>> Hello all :-) Happy Thanksgiving to those who have this holiday >>> >>> I need to implement Paypal's express checkout on a webdna shopping =20= >>> site. >>> We are expecting to go with a webdna [shell] to a php or perl =20 >>> script (as far as I've got into it so far), but I wanted to ask- >>> Is anyone successfully using [tcpconnect] with paypal's NVP API? >>> Every so often someone comes along and says, "I was using =20 >>> TCPconnect for _______, BUT then _________ started happening". >>> >>> Can people give your definitive answer - Is TCPconnect stable? =20 >>> Do people feel there is a pattern in issues relating to this tag? >>> >>> We would love to stay all Webdna for this, since we know it best =20 >>> and can tweak, fast, all we like, ...but we want to set it up and =20= >>> just be done with it for years. >>> >>> Bob Minor, you there? I remember you had integrated paypal into =20 >>> your merchant store product years ago, and I assume you keep it =20 >>> up to date. >>> Do you use TCPconnect? Why or why not? Anyone else? >>
Govinda
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