i am trying to use the sample custom paypal form items to build another form, with the "copy to another form" option, and discovered that with the "auto-generate" enabled, the form items do not align correctly.

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how can i do this easily? i don't want to recreate the form items

Hi,
Auto generate eliminates the custom coding that the sample form has. What I do is on the sample form copy all of the code in the form layout to a file in Notepad.
Then I create the new form, get it the way it should look then turn off auto generate,
Copy the section (Product/Qty.) etc. from the Notepad file that has the custom coding (you should see both Product and Qty. like this
<table style="margin-top:10px; margin-left:30px;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>{Product1:body}<div class="formClr"></div>{Product1:validation}</td>
<td>{QuantityProd1:body}<div class="formClr"></div>{QuantityProd1:validation}</td>
<td>{QuantityProd1:caption}</td>
</tr>
Basically you take the Qty. code and add it to the Product code (then delete the orig. Qty. code)
Grab all the code related to the Products and paste it into the Form Layout. One issue with this is if you need to change anything, you can't regenerate a layout. You'll have to add the code again. And that gets tricky.
Maybe I'll add a request for this to Feedback -- it would be nice to have a Quantity selection in the PayPal fields.

Kathy

kinda off topic, but where did you find the sample custom paypal form?

I cant get my quantities to show up as arrow selectors similar to yours.

thanks

Hi,
I have a copy of the RSForms Pro original Custom PayPal sample. Email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
and I'll send you a backup of it.
Just restore into your site (don't overwrite) and then you can look at the form layout code.

Kathy