grabbing extra fields on pay pal pro chekout

I have put a couple of extra fields in the paypal pro checkout form . I want to access them to store and was told to use the ws_plugin__s2member_during_paypal_notify_during_subscr_signup_w_update_vars action hook, but that does not ever seem to get called. I invoke the form using a

<?php echo (c_ws_plugin__s2member_pro_paypal_form::sc_paypal_form($attr)); ?>

I am stuck . I just need to grab the $POST on submit.

add_action('ws_plugin__s2member_during_paypal_notify_during_subscr_signup_w_update_vars', 'save_xtra_checkout_fields');
function save_xtra_checkout_fields($vars = array()) {
echo ("You re in this function");
askfjsaf;
$xtrafields = array("CC4" => "cc4", "REF" => "ref", "Gender" => "gender"); 
$userid = $vars['user_id'];
foreach ($xtrafields as $fieldname) {      
    update_user_meta( $userid, $fieldname, $_POST[$fieldname] ); 
    asfsafsaf ;
    }
}   

Marlin,

Using askfjsaf; in your code will produce a PHP notice about an undefined constant. I’m not sure why you have those lines in there, as they do nothing.

Also, all the data you need can be found in the $vars array; you don’t retrieve it from the $_POST var.

Try adding the following two lines after your echo statement to see everything that’s inside the $var array:

print_r($vars);
exit;

Once you know where the data is inside the $var array, you can retrieve the necessary data and do your update.

That is in there to try and error out to see if it gets called. That function Nevers gets called. I have tried print_r etc.. But the routine never gets entered.

Marlin,

I believe you’re using the wrong hook. That hook is only for *upgrades*, not first-time registrations. Please try using ws_plugin__s2member_during_paypal_notify_during_subscr_signup_wo_update_vars (docs here).

That does not appear to get called either. I just don;t get any indication, although I get a successful paypal sandbox checkout, that this function gets called at all.

Have you tried testing using a live $0.01 transaction instead of the PayPal Sandbox? I know the hook works, as others are using it.

I ended up using: ws_plugin__s2member_before_paypal_api_response

Which gives the $_POST values before they go to PPal, it works great. I am sure it is a sandbox issue as far as getting the the other call to work.