Integration Guide

PayPal Payments Standard Integration Guide June 2012 433
HTML Variables for PayPal Payments Standard
HTML Variables for Recurring Payments Buttons
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option_selectn Required  If the button offers a single plan, the value attribute of a
hidden input field named os
n. The value attributes of
both elements must match, as the following sample code
shows
<input type="hidden" name="osn" value="pay-in-4">
...
<input type="hidden" name="option_selectn"
value="pay-in-4">
 If the button offers plan options, the value attribute of
the radio button for plan option
n. The value attributes
of both elements must match, as the following sample
code shows:
<input type="radio" name="osn"
value="pay-in-4">Pay in 4 installments
...
<input type="hidden" name="option_selectn"
value="pay-in-4">
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option_select
n_
name
Required  If the button offers plan options, text next to the radio
button for plan option
n
 If the button offers a single plan, text that describes the
plan features
For example, you might use the text “Pay in 4 installments.”
option_select
n_
type
Required Whether the single plan or plan option n offered by the
button is paid in full, in equal periods, or in variable periods
Allowable values are:
 F – pay in full, at checkout
 E – pay in equal periods, beginning at checkout or
sometime later
 V – pay in variable periods, beginning at checkout
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option_select
n_
a
m
Required Amount of payment m.
If the value of option_select
n_type is E, the value of
this variable applies to all payments in the plan.
option_select
n_
p
m
Required Duration of payment period m. Specify the number of time
units with option_selectn_tm.
If the value of option_select
n_type is E, the value of
this variable applies to all payments in the plan.
Name
Required
or
Optional Description
Character
Length