Anyone out there used vinpower?

Question

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.

Answer 1

First step would be to put the VinPOWER Jar file into your lib directory, then restart the server.
(Or, you can put the file in a different directory and then add the path in CF Administrator)

Then to use it... well, here is their Java sample in CFML:

<cfset vp = createObject("java","com.pki.vp4j.VinPower") />

<cfset rc = vp.decodeVIN("JTEDP21A650046919") />

<cfif rc>
    <cfoutput>#vp.getAsXML()#</cfoutput>
</cfif>

Give that a try and see what you get?

Answer 2

A quick Google search shows that there is Vinpower and there is VinPOWER. To which one are you referring?

When you say "implement", are you looking at writing your own library that does the same thing as an existing product? Or did you mean to say "integrate" where you need to use a third party library within your existing project?

If your goal is to integrate, and the vendor supplies different versions of the library for different interfaces, I would pick the one that would be easiest to integrate with your existing project. For example, if your code is already in Java then I would pick the Java version of their library. If your code is in Visual Basic, then you might be best off with the ActiveX dll.