FillFormVars Method

This is used to fill the FormVars property.

Syntax

[VB.NET]
Public Sub FillFormVars(ByVal postdata As String)

[C#]
public void FillFormVars(string postdata);

Remarks

This method takes the entire post data of the Instant Payment Notification received by the merchant, and uses it to fill the FormVars. You may alternatively parse the post data yourself and fill the FormVars property manually. This method is here for your convenience.

Due to PayPal constantly updating their IPN protocol, there are many form variables that are not automatically parsed by the component. The following is a list of more commonly used form variables which do not have associated properties in this component. For a comprehensive list of form variables, please visit the PayPal Integration Center (https://www.paypal.com/IntegrationCenter/).


first_name	Customer's first name
last_name	Customer's last name
contact_phone	Customer's telephone number
payer_business_name	Customer's company name (if the customer represents a business)
invoice	Invoice number of this purchase (optionally generated at the time of purchase)
receiver_id	Unique account Id of payment recipient (if different from RecipientEmail)
custom	Custom pass-through value. May be used for any purpose
tax	Amount of tax charged on the payment
for_auction	Boolean "true" or "false" indicates whether this payment is for an auction (eBay or otherwise)
auction_buyer_id	The customer's auction id
auction_closing_date	The close date of the auction

The following form variables are present for transactions made via the DirectPayment or ExpressCheckout component.


auth_id	Authorization identification number
auth_exp	Authorization expiration date and time
auth_status	Status of authorization ("Completed", "Pending", or "Voided").
auth_amount	Authorization amount
parent_txn_id	In the case of a refund, reversal, or canceled reversal, this variable contains the TransactionId from the original transaction.
pending_reason	This variable only contains a value if Status is "Pending", and will indicate the reason behind that status.
reason_code	This variable only contains a value if Status is "Reversed" or "Refunded", and indicates the reason behind that status.
remaining_settle	Remaining amount that can be captured with ReAuthCapture.