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VIN is an abbreviation for Vehicle Identification Number

A Vehicle Identification Number, commonly abbreviated to VIN, is a unique code including a serial number, used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds as defined in ISO 3833.

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Assigning a distinct number to a string

Lets say that I have a VIN like this: SB164ABN10E082986. Now, I want to assign an integer to each possible VIN (without WMI, which is the first three digits -> 64ABN10E082986) in a manner that I retrieve the VIN from this integer afterwards. What…
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VIN Vehicle Identification Number, how to figure out the WMI part?

I am trying to figure out how to breakdown a vehicle vin number. There is an explanation of how a VIN is build (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_Identification_Number#Components_of_the_VIN) but it fails to explain what to do with manufacturers…
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Reading VIN number via OBD-II (from Citroen, Peugeot, Fiat)

I built a simple Android app that reads in basic car parameters via OBD-II like VIN number and battery voltage. It work nice but I have problems retrieving VIN number from non-German/non-American cars. So for instance in case of Citroen or Fiat one…
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Anyone out there used vinpower?

I have to implement the VinPower application. They offer a Java version, a C dll and an ActiveX dll, if anyone has an idea on where I could begin, I'd appreciate it.
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one nib file showing on another one

i am developing a vin code scanner app for iphone. everything went well but when i try to open a nib it displays over my another nib file. here is my code for the button which launches new nib file. -(IBAction)dOne{ SellAutoViewController…
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how to scan VIN barcode in Visual studio 2010

Iv been looking all over the internet for an add-on or program to add to visual studio nothing. My Question is is there any way at all to have a VIN barcode scanner in Visual studio 2010. Any sample code or tutorial will help greatly.
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How does using char(17) as primary key to store VIN numbers in a table with SQL Server affect performance?

I am designing a database with a table to store vehicles and since the vehicle identification number is a 17 digit alphanumeric serial number my idea is to use it as the primary key, with a datatype of char(17). Numerous other tables will then have…
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