Magic / uniPaaS

Magic (now uniPaaS/Magic xpa) is a rapid application development platform with an integrated database layer, using a metadata-driven architecture.

Why Agent Required

Magic applications typically run on servers with Btrieve/Pervasive backend databases that cannot be directly uploaded. The DataMeans Agent extracts data from your Magic environment.

What You Can Extract

• Magic xpa, uniPaaS, eDeveloper versions
• Underlying Btrieve/Pervasive data files
• Magic repository metadata
• Table structures and relationships

What You Get Out

DataMeans extracts your data into multiple modern formats:

Output	Description
csv/{TableName}.csv	One CSV file per table with all row data
xlsx/{TableName}.xlsx	Excel workbook per table
xls/{TableName}.xls	Legacy Excel format per table
json/{TableName}.json	JSON array of records per table
json/{TableName}.jsonl	Newline-delimited JSON (streaming-friendly)
postgres.sql	PostgreSQL CREATE TABLE + INSERT statements
schema/schema-graph.json	Relationship graph for visualization
schema/er-model.json	ER model for diagram tools
report.json	Structured extraction report
report.md	Human-readable extraction summary

How It Works

Agent availability: The DataMeans Agent is currently in development and not yet available for download. The steps below describe the planned workflow. To get notified when Magic support launches, reach out via our About page.

1. Download and install the DataMeans Agent on the Magic application server
2. Configure access to the Magic data directory
3. Select schemas and tables to extract
4. The Agent extracts data and uploads securely to DataMeans
5. Review and download your converted data

Planned Support

• Btrieve/Pervasive file extraction
• Magic repository metadata parsing
• Table structure reconstruction
• Virtual field handling

Known Limitations

• Requires DataMeans Agent installation
• Magic-specific computed fields documented but not executed
• Some SQL backend databases may use direct SQL extraction instead

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Last updated: January 2026

Overview

Documentation coming soon.

This article will contain vendor-neutral technical documentation about the data format used by Magic / uniPaaS applications, including:

• History and background
• File format specifications
• Data types and structures
• Version differences
• Technical references

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To learn how to use this format with DataMeans, see the User Guide.