PixieEngine software - a Windows-based MV-style database engine that brings together many new developments in the Windows, VB and database areas, to resemble closely the MV concepts. The ultimate in legacy system transformation software. The core of PixieEngine is a "Server-side ActiveX" wrapper for non-MV database engines (i.e. Access). While its core is "Object Oriented", PixieEngine also has a "Socket Server" component that enables it to support terminal emulation in the "Classic" style. Configures the database to present its operations in an MV-like way. Provides a host programming environment in Visual Basic with a DATABASIC-like flavour Provides a Pick Basic converter, and a Pick data converter.