Simple Checkout

[biot]

Is there any reason why "simple checkout"  (as it is described at http://developer.authorize.net/api/simplecheckout/) could not be used downstream of a shopping cart?

In other words, after the buyer has put items in the shopping cart on the merchants server, and after tax and shipping have  been calculated, yielding a total, is there any reason why the BUY NOW button - within the framework of the "simple checkout" integration scheme - cannot be pointed at the shopping cart total (as opposed to a single product)?

Thereby avoiding more advanced integration methods like SIM , AIM etc.

Any guidance would be appreciated.

[RaynorC1emen7]

because it won't let you pass in a total amount.

[biot]

Thank you for the reply.

You mean you cannot define a vairable inside the button code and then define that variable outside the code? Amounts can only be hard coded? Like $25.95?

Are there any samples of the SimpleCheckout button code? Can't seem to find any docs on SimpleCheckout.  Do any exist?

[RaynorC1emen7]

You mean you cannot define a vairable inside the button code and then define that variable outside the code? Amounts can only be hard coded? Like $25.95?

correct. the only one that let you define 5 different are for donations, but it will let the user pick which one to donation.

Are there any samples of the SimpleCheckout button code? Can't seem to find any docs on SimpleCheckout.  Do any exist?

You create the button code in the merchant account, under tools - simple checkout