Posted by Not here Not Now on 11/05/06 02:13

Steve wrote:
> "Not here Not Now" <"Not here Not Now"@nospamnospam.com> wrote in message
> news:YTZ2h.4145$Qn2.547@tornado.texas.rr.com...
> |I have been searching for a PHP application to decode vehicle Vin numbers
> |
> | Using a SQL Database data included with an update feature to add a Vin
> | not decoded
> |
> | I do not want to subscribe to a service.
>
> i am currently contracted with toyota. i wanted to provide the same
> functionality for them. however, there is very little you can do if you are
> trying to get the same kind of quality query function as that of carfax.
>
> while vin's are standardized, the part of the number that represents make,
> model, etc. are often coded in such a way that makes it only decipherable by
> the manufacturer. toyota is probably the most standardized i've seen,
> however there are a bunch of variations even still.
>
> you can either determine that you will contact every manufacturer and ask
> for their vin translation data...or just hack carfax. ;^) (guess which route
> i take).
>
> if you're interested, i can give you php code that handles *some* vins and
> will give you a start should you decide to go it your own way. the only
> information i found useful with my toyota project is being able to translate
> the year of manufacture (if you've not looked at the rules for that, you
> should...it is interesting).
>
> anyway, let me know
>
>

Do you use an SQL data file to store the information or just write it to
the php file.

I have a java one you might want to take some of the decoding from to
incorporate into you work

that would really be a good start thanks can you email it to me at
w*e*b*m*a*s*t*e*r@c*l*a*s*s*i*c*c*a*r*m*a*l*l*.n*e*t

just remove the stars

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