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Old 07-30-2005, 12:06 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ChrisB
The check digit would make the sort kind of screwy. If some people are concerned about the check digit, why not require that it be entered so that the VIN can be checked for correctness, then entered in the database as an x. Then the complete VIN would not be accessible. This would then also make the VIN sort come out in an expected sequence.
Why not just sort by the last 8 digits, starting with model year and ending with the serial number?
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