HowTos

If you have commonly asked "How do I do..." questions (or even better answers!) add a page here. These are topics that come up over and over, and the goal of this section is to capture the best answers.

Each page is structured as a general discussion of the problem and some approaches, and then specific implementations for each O/S and or database (e.g. Unix vs. Windows, Pick R83 vs UniVerse vs D3)

• How to find Employment, developers, MultiValue Consultants, etc
• Restore Advanced Pick Backups from Tape
• Access from .NET
• Access from Java
• Access from PHP
• Access from Perl
• Access from Visual Basic
• Automate Windows 2008 R2 (and later) Backup
• Connect to Microsoft Access
• Connect to Microsoft Excel
• Connect to Microsoft Word
• Create PDF Documents
• Create Web Interfaces
• Get UniOLEDB Working
• Launch GoogleMaps
• MigratePickToPick - Notes about migrating from one Pick/MV platform to another
• Run a Program on a client PC
• Send an Email
• Use with OpenOffice
• View Call Stack
• Virtualize R83 in Windows (1.5MB PDF document by Dave M, temporarily hosted off-site)