Where to put the secure download PayPal button?

-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.4
-- Joomla version -- : 3.6.2
-- PHP version -- : 5.6.23-0+deb8u1
-- Browser(s) name and version -- : Firefox - Chrome

On my site I'm using a Linklok script for secure PayPal downlods of my files.
But when I put the download code into the description of the product page the PayPal button is acting like the Hika add to cart button en send customers to Hika checkout instead of the PayPal secure download page.

The PayPal download code looks like this:

<form target="paypal" action=" www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr " method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart">
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="mysites@email adress">
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value=" the digital file">
<input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="001">
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="1.15">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="EUR">
<input type="image" src=" www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but10.gif " alt="Add to cart">
</form>

Hi Jerome, thanks for your reply.
But I think you don't understand.
I know about the PayPal function in the Hika shopping cart.
I also know what you mean by placing the code into the html function of the editor in the backend by clicking on TOGGLE EDITOR so thats not the problem.
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My problem is that I also want to give my customers the opportunity to download the file right away on the product page so they don't have to wait untill the banktransfer is complete or/and me sending them the files when they have payed with Paypal in the Hikashop checkout page.

Therefore I have a script for immediate payed download using PayPal.
On the product page they can choose to add he file(product) to Hika shopping cart or click on the download button (see attachments)
When they click the Download button on the product page they will be sent to a pay screen of PayPal where they can pay for the file.
After they have payed with PayPal they will return to my site which have the download link for the file.
These files have a secure path so customers can not see the URL or location of the file.
The download link will expire in 10 minutes (or other time I can set in the script).
For as far as I know this is not an option in Hikashop right?

So when I put the immediate download Button in the HTML of my editor the file is placed in the Hika shopping cart instead of sending my customers to the secure download page of PayPal.
In other words: The PayPal button is acting like the Hika add to cart button.

The secure download works fine on any other page of my site so that is not the problem.

Edit: It also doesn't work when I disable Hika PayPal function or plugin so thats not the problem either.

Hi Nicolas,

I tried this several times with the Hika shopping cart and PayPal Pay method.
And every time the payment was made and I got an email that the order was placed and paid with Paypal.
The customer however (my husband in this case because I used his PayPal account for testing) got nothing in his mail box.
No download files whatsoever.

My Paypal email says:

You received a payment from (customer name and email address) The payment was made.
You can now send the objects (red underlined in attachment) .

Edit: I placed the file in the backend of the add product page.
Maybe I'm doing it the wrong way?

Please see attachments

Hi Nicolas,
I misunderstood you in your previous message.
I thought you meant that download link of the files be sent right away to the customer after payment with PayPal is finished.

I know about changing the order status in order to sent customers the email with the download link.
But that is exactly what I meant in my answer to Jerome and why I have this PayPal instant download button as a second option next to the Hika shopping cart.

My problem is that I also want to give my customers the opportunity to download the file right away on the product page so they don't have to wait until the bank transfer is complete or/and me sending them the files when they have payed with Paypal in the Hikashop checkout page.

Hi Nicolas,

It took me a while to figure it out but now I know what you mean. My apologies.
I always thought that the attachments where only meant for free downloads.
I have tried it out and it works perfectly, thank you.

Since I know now that I can also send links in confirmation email for paid downloads instead of sending the files manually to my customers email address I also want to use this for my bank transfer payment method.
However I do have a few issues with that.

First of all I can't get the return url to the download page to work.
In another topic I read to make a menu-item and place the url in the return url of the payment method.
So I made a menu item to Hika customer download area and placed the link in the bank transfer payment method.
When a customer is placing the order he is taken to this download page so that works fine.
But when the order status is set to confirmed and customer gets the email with the download link he will be sent to a blank page for a few milliseconds and download starts immediately (I know this last one is a browser thing) and than the page is closed.
(The same with free downloads by the way.)

I have already changed the view/end and view/after_end to the return url to the download page (the same as I placed in the return url of the bank transfer payment method):

<?php
/**
 * @package	HikaShop for Joomla!
 * @version	2.6.4
 * @author	hikashop.com
 * @copyright	(C) 2010-2016 HIKARI SOFTWARE. All rights reserved.
 * @license	GNU/GPLv3 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
 */
defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
?><?php
if(empty($this->html)){
	$app = JFactory::getApplication();
$app->redirect('http://www.mysite.nl/download');
}else{
	echo $this->html;
}
$this->nextButton = false;

Hi Nicolas,

I understand what you mean by that it's supposed to be this way.
And please keep in mind that this is my personal opinion and no offence, but I feel like it's a little bit rude way to close the transaction.
The customer has taken time and effort to place the order, register on my site, and transferring the money. In that case I don't care if the total order amount is high or low.
Normally you would at least expect something like: "Thank you for your purchase. Your download will start now" or something like that.
For me (and again: that's strictly personal) it feels a bit like : "I received my money, here is your file, and for he rest I don't care."
When customer is surfing on the internet while receiving the confirmation email and clicking on the download link it is even stranger.
I will invite you to take about a minute of your time to watch a small video I made for you to see what I mean.

Here's where you can see the video It takes a little bit more than one minute.

By placing the link to the customer download area in the after_end.php view I was under the assumption that it would take the customer there after clicking on the download link in the confirmation email. Apparently I misunderstood that too, my apologies.

Meanwhile I got the idea to replace the download link in the confirmation email with the link to the customer download area, as you can see in the video too. This works great.
Although it would be easier if I could place this link/url in the email template so I don't have to edit it manually every time I'm sending a confirmation email.
If this is possible would you please be so kind to point me in the right direction were I can find this file and how to edit it?
Otherwise this solution that I have now works fine for me too.

Thank you very much for your time.


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Hi Nicolas,

It works like a charm now.
Thank you very much for your time.

I love the new layout of the board by the way.