# Is it possible to encorporate an e-comerce element into my flash site?

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 16, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-encorporate-an-e-comerce-element-into-my-flash-site/25839 "2003-07-16T22:39:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![bigbadmilkman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bigbadmilkman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bigbadmilkman)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-encorporate-an-e-comerce-element-into-my-flash-site/25839/1 "2003-07-16T22:39:46Z")

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Hi I am doing a site using flash mx, and I was just wondering if it would be possible to create a shopping cart using flash, and if so, briefly explain how this would be achieved, does anyone have any ideas of how to do this?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-encorporate-an-e-comerce-element-into-my-flash-site/25839/2 "2003-07-16T22:46:19Z")

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> \*Originally posted by bigbadmilkman \*  
> \*\*does anyone have any ideas of how to do this? \*\*  
> yes, use the search button

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-encorporate-an-e-comerce-element-into-my-flash-site/25839/3 "2003-07-16T22:48:58Z")

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That’s a good answer ahmed. 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-encorporate-an-e-comerce-element-into-my-flash-site/25839/4 "2003-07-16T22:50:09Z")

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I don’t have a ‘brief’ explination. Making a list of variables would be easy with buttons on the flash part, but for e-commerce, you would have to use a server-side scripting program like PHP, ASP, etc. Plus, if you are taking payments, you will have to make everything secure, too. I don’t know of an easy way to do it.

As a matter of fact, I have a site where I sell an item and I just use PayPal. It’s quick, cheap, secure, and easy.

> **[Send Money, Pay Online or Set Up a Merchant Account - PayPal](https://www.paypal.com/us/home)**
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> PayPal is the faster, safer way to send money, make an online payment, receive money or set up a merchant account.

Hey if you use them, let me know - I think I get five bucks!! (Speaking of cheap!!):beam: