Re: OBD-II is not as bad as you think
Gary, you sound like G. Gordon Liddy's wife. She used to do calculus problems instead of crossword puzzles.
To someone who has only minimal programming and hardware skills your project is amazingly cool.
When you mentioned the booby trap codes and having to cycle the power - that's how you used to clear the codes-with the ignition off, disconnect the ground for a few seconds. Same thing I guess.
Well, I have to get back to studying SQL. If Saddam Hussein really wanted to torture people he would have them read Microsoft textbooks.