Vehicle Information Lookup Tool

A batch-processing tool to look up details for Vehicle Identification Numbers

How to Use

To get started:

1. Download the current release from GitHub
2. Run the installer
3. After the install is complete, launch the application from the Start menu or the icon on the Desktop
4. Most pages in the application have a Help button which provides further information for that page

Previewing this Project

Technologies Used

C# WPF

Working with the Source Code

Instructions

The following are suggestions to help set up a development environment for this project. The actual steps needed may differ slightly depending on the operating system and other factors.

Prerequisites

The following software must be installed and properly configured on the target machine.

• Git (recommended)
• .NET 7.2 or Higher
• Visual Studio 2019
• Windows Operating System

Setting up a Development Environment

The following steps are meant to be a quick way to get the project up and running.

1. Download a copy of the source code from: https://github.com/kentpmckinney/kpm-vin-lookup-tool or clone using the repository link: https://github.com/kentpmckinney/kpm-vin-lookup-tool.git
2. Open Visual Studio 2019
3. Navigate to the folder location of the source files
4. Open the solution file
5. Press F5 to build and run

Notes

To gain the ability to move items around in the XAML GUI interface, look for the line Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" and set Value="Visible"

Deployment

In Visual Studio, under Project > Properties, set the build configuration to Release and perform a build. Program files will appear in the release folder and can be used as-is or bundled in an installation package.

Authors

kentpmckinney

Acknowledgments

_{Excel Data Reader, EPPlus}

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