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I am trying to create a button in flash which when clicked allows the buyer to purchase a bands CD, but has one cost for UK residents and another for elsewhere.
So far i have the button working so that it will charge one set fee and i have coded the flash button as follows:

on (release) {
getURL("www.oosterdok.com&cancel_return=http%3A//www.oosterdok.com&no_note=1�cy_code=GBP" target="_blank">https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=info%40brownhouserecords.com&undefined_quantity=1&item_name=Some+day+we+will+part+forever+%28EP%29&item_number=BHR00001&amount=4.00&page_style=PayPal&no_shipping=2&return=http%3A//www.oosterdok.com&cancel_return=http%3A//www.oosterdok.com&no_note=1�cy_code=GBP");
}

any ideas how to add a drop down so that the user can choose UK or Rest of World which updates the price from �4 to �5 accordingly

thanx

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You've answered your own question and you don't even know it.

Add a drop-down component to the screen. Give it an instance name of "country" (without quotes). Then, all you do is call a listener object. So, your flash should be set up like:

Frame 2
Actions Layer (Layer 1)

stop;
choice = new Object();
choice.change = function(){
$price = country.selectedItem.data;
$country = country.selectedItem.label;
cntry.text = $country;
prce.text = $price;
test.text = "https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=info%40brownhouserecords.com&undefined_quantity=1&item_name=Some+day+we+will+part+forever+%28EP%29&item_number=BHR00001&amount="+$price+"&page_style=PayPal&no_shipping=2&return=http%3A//www.oosterdok.com&cancel_return=http%3A//www.oosterdok.com&no_note=1�cy_code=GBP"
}
country.addEventListener("change", choice);

purchase.onRelease = function(){
getURL("https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=info%40brownhouserecords.com&undefined_quantity=1&item_name=Some+day+we+will+part+forever+%28EP%29&item_number=BHR00001&amount="+$price+"&page_style=PayPal&no_shipping=2&return=http%3A//www.oosterdok.com&cancel_return=http%3A//www.oosterdok.com&no_note=1�cy_code=GBP");
}

Thanks Brett,

however since my post after much playing around i have been able to get it to work using the paypal snap-ins.
I did download your fla file to learn from it though, but it wouldn't open. I have flash MX do you have a different version?
have a look at the 'finished' website....although you probably already have seeing as you had my code! [ Register or login to view links on this board. ]
they have some great music - check it out

thanks again

iAN

SOrry. I was using Flash MX 2004, but still it should not have had a problem opening it.

Oh well. Glad to hear you got it working.

~Brett