%20 instead of spaces in PayPal cart display

[rmc]

Hi:

I'm finally getting this to work. I have one remaining problem. After I put
in the FP code for the PayPal add to Cart button I get the following:

http://www.pctype.com/incoming/paypalspaceproblem.gif
Is there a way or code to make sure the spaces stay spaces and do not get
converted to "%20"?

Thanks in advance.

Rich

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

remove the spaces! they will cause you problems..replace with underscores

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

How are you passing that string to PayPal? Can you post the code that generates this?

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[rmc]

Hi Tom:

See below. It's the "title" line. I can't use underscores as previously
suggested because I need to use that same info on the ASP page and
underscores would show up, right? Thanks, RMC

<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" target="paypal"
method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="bn" value="AMPPFPWZ.301">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart">
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="(e-mail address removed)" >
<input type="hidden" name="item_name"
value="<%=FP_FieldLink(fp_rs,"title")%>">
<input type="hidden" name="item_number"
value="<%=FP_FieldLink(fp_rs,"item")%>">
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="<%=FP_FieldLink(fp_rs,"total")%>">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
<input type="hidden" name="no_shipping" value="0">
<input type="hidden" name="undefined_quantity" value="0">
<p align="left">
<input type="image" src="http://images.paypal.com/images/x-click-but10.gif"
border="0" name="submit">
</p>
</form></td>
<td width="50%" align="right"><form
action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" target="paypal"
method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="bn0" value="AMPPFPWZ.301">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd0" value="_cart">
<input type="hidden" name="business0" value="(e-mail address removed)" >
<input type="hidden" name="display" value="1" >
<br>
<input type="image" src="http://images.paypal.com/images/view_cart_03.gif"
border="0" name="submit0">
</form>

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Try changing the format all database field calls:

<%=FP_FieldLink(fp_rs,"title")%>

to

<%=fp_rs("title")%>

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[rmc]

Hi Tom:

BINGO! Thanks very much!

Rich

Try changing the format all database field calls:

<%=FP_FieldLink(fp_rs,"title")%>

to

<%=fp_rs("title")%>

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