Ford VINdate software. Mexican version?

vk3ukf · 08-20-2003

Hello all,
my name is Kevin, and I am looking for a bit of help.
A little while ago, my friend Andrew Day, and I finshed and posted for download
an Australian version Ford VIN date decoder program.
The early Mexican VIN date is the same till 1978 I think then it is a bit different. I can change the program to suit the Mexican date system, but I am hopeless at spanish.

I am looking for a volunteer to tell us what the words should be on the programs windows. Sure I have a spanish dictionary to help but I don't understand the syntax.
Anyway have a look at the Aussie Ford VIN date decoder software and bits at.....

http://vk3ukf.freewebsitehosting.com/Fordindex.html

Any help will speed the Mexican Ford VIN date decoders completion.

Thanks.
Kevin Forbes VK3UKF

GTRaptor · 08-21-2003

I can help, just type the words and i will translate

vk3ukf · 08-25-2003

Thank you for your reply Robert, your help will be appreciated by a lot of folks.
O.K. for starters Robert please translate the following and I shall put it together for your approval, I think if I post it at the same site somewhere as the Mexican beta version it will be o.k. for you to download and check out.

I have included what my Spanish dictionary tells me also, if it is incorrect, please correct me.

1. Mexican Ford VIN Number Date Only Decoder V 1.00 -

2. File - Archivo

3. Options - Opciones

4. Help - Ayuda

5. Ready - Listo

6. Check if date is > 1981 -

7. Decode - Descifre

8. Reset - Reajuste

9. Close - Cierre

10. Year of Manufacture -

11. Month of Manufacture -

12. Waiting - El esperar

13. January - Enero

14. February - Febrero

15. March - Marcha

16. April - Abril

17. May - Mayo

18. June - Junio

19. July - Julio

20. August - Agosto

21. September - Septiembre

22. October - Octubre

23. November - Noviembre

24. December - Diciembre

25. Save to Clipboard -

26. Print Window -

27. Exit - Salida

28. Date Colours -

29. About -

Lets try this lot for starters Robert, If it meets your approval I shall write up a Mexican version of About and Help and place it for download in a little over a week hopefully, I am moving house at this time.
Is it alright to include your name in the credits of the program as the Spanish Language translator?
Cheers for now and thank you again.
Kevin Forbes and Andrew Day

GTRaptor · 08-25-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by vk3ukf

1. Mexican Ford VIN Number Date Only Decoder V 1.00 -
Decodificador de Fecha de VIN unicamente, V1.00

2. File - Archivo
OK

3. Options - Opciones
OK

4. Help - Ayuda
OK

5. Ready - Listo
OK

6. Check if date is > 1981 -
Checar si fecha es > 1981

7. Decode - Descifre
Decodificar

8. Reset - Reajuste
Borrar

9. Close - Cierre
Cerrar

10. Year of Manufacture -
Año de Manufactura
(you need to use the "ñ" character, reconfigure your keyboard to also use SPANISH language)

11. Month of Manufacture -
Mes de manufactura

12. Waiting - El esperar
Esperando

13. January - Enero
OK

14. February - Febrero
OK

15. March - Marcha
Marzo

16. April - Abril
OK

17. May - Mayo
OK

18. June - Junio
Ok

19. July - Julio
OK

20. August - Agosto
OK

21. September - Septiembre
Ok

22. October - Octubre
OK

23. November - Noviembre
Ok

24. December - Diciembre
OK

25. Save to Clipboard -
Guardar al cortapapeles

26. Print Window -
Imprimir pantalla

27. Exit - Salida
OK

28. Date Colours -
Colores por fecha

29. About -
Acerca de..

Lets try this lot for starters Robert, If it meets your approval I shall write up a Mexican version of About and Help and place it for download in a little over a week hopefully, I am moving house at this time.
Is it alright to include your name in the credits of the program as the Spanish Language translator?

>>>>OK no problem.

Cheers for now and thank you again.
Kevin Forbes and Andrew Day

vk3ukf · 09-11-2003

Dear Robert,
my apologies for the delay in doing this, I've been moving house from central Victoria closer to Melbourne. Still not finished yet.

The program ( MexVINdate1.exe ) as it stands so far is available at the same place as the other software, the Ford Decoding page...

http://vk3ukf.freewebsitehosting.com/Fordindex.html

I have done the Mexican Spanish bits that we have already talked about also those that I forgot and hadn't checked with you,
a couple of bits may be wtrong again as I used the internet babel fish translator.
I have done the date codes also... but...
Possible problem....
The Mexican dates system seems to be identical to the Aussie dates apart from the years 1979, 1980 and 1981.
1965 to 1978 are the same.
but.....
Australian year 1978 = U Mexican year 1978 = U
Australian year 1979 = W Mexican year 1979 = V
Australian year 1980 = X Mexican year 1980 = W
Australian year 1981 = y Mexican year 1981 = Z ? I am assuming this should be a Z just to be different from the other
mob (us over here).

We really need some help from you now Robert, as you can see, The South of the Border Mustang site does not allow for
dates after 1980.

Is it possible to find out what the Mexican version is for these couple of years for the sequence. I also am going to assume that
your date system will remain as everyone else's after that date.
logical.
We now need to know..
Mexican date codes for years 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982,.
once we know that I believe the rest will fall into line.

The help page and the about page will also need to be re-written maybe and translating at the least. Can you please have a look at
these as well.
Not all that much now, but it is important little bits at the end that usually take the most time to do.
Like I just noticed that on different machines the fonts aren't the same and a bit was missing off either end of some messages on
buttons or labels. and so on. (I just fixed it then.)

If you have any questions Robert, please e-mail me directly on one of the following e-mails....

forddecoding@hotmail.com
or
vk3ukf@hotmail.com

Cheers for now Robert
Kevin and Andrew

vk3ukf · 09-11-2003

P.S.

To download the test version of MexVINdate1.exe just go to the Ford Decoding site in the post above and click on any of the download links for the programs, they all go to the same page which is a storage site.
MexVINdate1.exe is there with the others.

Cheers
Kevin Forbes VK3UKF

GTRaptor · 09-11-2003

Let me look at the data for those years. And recheck the translation.

Will get back to you next week.

vk3ukf · 09-12-2003

Beauty mate, thanking you.
All the best for now.
Kevin. VK3UKF

vk3ukf · 10-05-2003

Hello Robert,
another question for you if I may?
What is the correct colour scheme for the Mexican flag these days?
I found two versions and they are listed as the Mexican flag.
One is earlier, seems to be correct colours on the central emblem.
The other, the central emblem is all gold.
Which is the correct one for today?
Thanks, Kevin and Andrew (no idea, we're over here) lol

GTRaptor · 10-06-2003

GREEN WHITE RED with the center emblem in vivid colors, not gold or anything. (mostly browns)

And BTW..i still have to check the decoder, will try to later today.

GTRaptor · 10-06-2003

Tested the Mexican DATE decoder, and there are some bad translations.

If i insert a bad date code, the RED message should say:
"Codigo VIN de la fecha erroneo"

if the code is ok it should say:
"Codigo VIN de la fecha correcto"

Now. at the right side of the decoder you have a label that says "El Esperar" it has to say "esperando" (waiting) or maybe leave it blank.

Ah..and thanks for the credits

GTRaptor · 10-06-2003

Have you seen this pages?

http://www.hammar.dyndns.org/~mexmust/regmex.htm

http://www.mustangclub.com.mx/mexico/articulos/vins.htm

This last one i compiled for our Mexican Club page and forgot about it !!! was a long time ago, grabbed most of the info from Hammars page.

vk3ukf · 10-06-2003

Hi Robert,
thanks for that.
I am going to make those changes a an hour or two or 3 from now and post the updated MexVINdate1a.exe at Sharemation and update the Ford Decoding page to indicate that if anyone is toying with it, they should delete the first one and upload the new version.

I try and pop in the flag bit too, see what you think.
I'll pop back here and let you know when that has been done.

Cheers mate, Kevin and Andrew.

vk3ukf · 10-21-2003

Hello Robert, apologies re the delay, hooee.
It's been done and at the sharemation file storage site for a couple of days, but their site was offline for me for several days.
Have a look at it now and see what you think.
It still has the Help and About pages to do.
Thank's again Robert.
I try sending you a PM as well.
Cheers for now, Kevin and Andrew

GTRaptor · 10-21-2003

Looks ok now