PayPal, Split the zip, zip1 zip2 for Japan

I am working on the Japanese pack for 1.3.8.

Paypal now works for Japan, but I need to edit the PayPal IPN module for the zip code.

Paypal Japan, splits the zip code into two parts.

Here is the source code for PayPal when I pass the zip code of 1234567

<input type="text" id="zip" size="3" maxlength="3" onKeyUp="javascript: autoTab(this, this.form.zip2);" onKeyDown="javascript: zip_length=this.value.length;" name="zip" value="1234567"><span> - 
</span><input type="text" id="zip2" size="4" maxlength="4" name="zip2" value="">
```Now I need to give paypal the 1st 3 digits of the zip code for zip1 and the last 4 for zip2.

This is the first time for me to jump into the PayPal module, so if anyone can point me in the right place, that would be great.  

more than just /includes/modules/payment/paypal.php :cool:

Regards,

CKD

The following is based on using v1.3.8a version of /includes/modules/payment/paypal.php.
I've not checked PayPal's site for any documentation explaining the need which you describe. Thus, the following is based solely on your list of requirements:

Locate this section, around line 216:$optionsCust = array( 'first_name' => replace_accents($order->customer['firstname']), 'last_name' => replace_accents($order->customer['lastname']), 'address1' => replace_accents($order->customer['street_address']), 'city' => replace_accents($order->customer['city']), 'state' => zen_get_zone_code($order->customer['country']['id'], $order->customer['zone_id'], $order->customer['zone_id']), 'zip' => $order->customer['postcode'], 'country' => $order->customer['country']['iso_code_2'], 'email' => $order->customer['email_address'], ); if ($order->customer['suburb'] != '') $optionsCust['address2'] = $order->customer['suburb'];add this immediately after the above code:```
if ($order->customer['country']['iso_code_2'] == 'JP') {
$optionsCust['zip'] = substr($order->customer['postcode'], 0, 3);
$optionsCust['zip2'] = substr($order->customer['postcode'], 3);
}

This will take the zip/postal code that the customer used during account creation, and split it up into two separate pieces (zip = first 3 digits, zip2 = remaining digits) to send to PayPal.

@DrByte

Thank you so much for looking into this. I am having a hard time finding documentation on this. So maybe if you can point me in the right way.

I did what you said but when I check the source on paypal its still the same, which is kind of weird.

Here is the code I added below, you can see the lines before and after.

$order->customer['zone_id']),
                   'zip' => $order->customer['postcode'],
                   'country' => $order->customer['country']['iso_code_2'],
                   'email' => $order->customer['email_address'],
                   );
    if ($order->customer['suburb'] != '') $optionsCust['address2'] = $order->customer['suburb'];
        if ($order->customer['country']['iso_code_2'] == 'JP') {
      $optionsCust['zip'] = substr($order->customer['postcode'], 0, 3);
      $optionsCust['zip2'] = substr($order->customer['postcode'], 3);
    }
    if (MODULE_PAYMENT_PAYPAL_ADDRESS_REQUIRED == 2) $optionsCust = array(

If you want I can send you a link to the site and give you a login and pass to use. I don't want to steal too much of your time, but I am just trying to make this a living thing in Japan, as it's currently kind of dead. A payment module like PayPal will help a ton for people in Japan along with making the pack more user friendly.

Regards,

CKD

right now I just tried removing it from the if statement so it did it no matter what, but still no go.

I got the fix!

Thanks for putting me in the right spot

$optionsCust['zip'] = substr($order->customer['postcode'], 0, 3) . '-' . substr($order->customer['postcode'], 3);

thats what did the trick.