CASHAC2 – personal cash accounting software from 6o6oSoftware

Software downloads (version 2.23 ( October 2020 )

Full installation (4408 kB) - for first time users and for upgrading from Cashac

Executable only (747 kB) - for upgrading from previous Cashac2 versions

Cashac has been upgraded to "Cashac2". This is in order to replace its database software with "Firebird" (see www.firebirdsql.org). Formerly the database software was "Paradox", for which the 'Borland Database Engine' needed to be installed; this required a separate installation procedure to that for Cashac itself, and also required some tricky hacks for versions of Windows since XP. Now, Firebird is installed at the same time as Cashac2 (it's simply a set of DLLs that reside in the same folder as Cashac2.exe), and works fine under Windows Vista and Windows 7 as well as XP. Much better, and about time. This embedded version of Firebird can be slow - if this proves problematic then install the full version, go to www.firebirdsql.org for details. You will need to contact me for user details.

Version 2.19.03 includes enhancement for compliancy with HMRC "Making Tax Digital" (MTD) for VAT Returns (required from April 2019). [ This is not as complicated as it sounds, comprising just a CSV export facility to transfer account balances via a 'digital link' into a spreadsheet, from where they can be submitted to HMRC via an MTD Bridge. HMRC explicitly allow CSV as a form of 'digital link', whereas copying via cut-and-paste is explicitly disallowed for this. ]

The installation steps are as follows (logon to Windows as an Administrator first) :

1. New users

Download CASHAC2nnnn.ZIP to a temporary folder.
Create a new folder for Cashac2, for example C:\CASHAC2,
Unzip all the files into this, retaining any subfolders.
Run CASHAC2.EXE

2. Existing users of old Cashac (Paradox version)

Download & run the latest version of old Cashac - a new version was released specifically to support the upgrade to Cashac2, which includes more stringent database integrity checks in the Database Check function.
While still using old Cashac, run Database Check and repair any errors reported.
Download CASHAC2nnnn.ZIP to a temporary folder.
Create a new folder for Cashac2, for example C:\CASHAC2. Do not use your existing CASHAC folder.
Unzip the Cashac2 files into this folder, retaining any subfolders.
Run CCONV.EXE - this creates a Cashac2 database from your existing Cashac database. The existing database will not be changed by this. Whereas Cashac data resided in many files (*.DB, *.PX, *.MB, etc) in the Cashac data subfolder, the Cashac2 data resides in a single file CASHAC.FDB in the Cashac2 data folder.
Your existing configuration settings in CASHACDB.INI will automatically be carried forward from your Cashac folder to your Cashac2 folder.
Run CASHAC2.EXE

3. Existing users of a previous version of Cashac2 (but already upgraded from Cashac)

Make a backup copy of your Cashac2 folder and subfolder(s), just in case the new version of Cashac2 has a bug that corrupts your data.
Download the "executable only" version above into a temporary folder - this zip-file contains just CASHAC2.EXE.
Extract CASHAC2.EXE into your Cashac2 folder, overwriting the previous version.
Run CASHAC2.EXE

Other programs which I have written can be found here. All my software is written primarily for my own use, so you may find it does not match the breadth of functionality expected in commercial software. Please do email me for help or suggestions or any other feedback – include the application name "CASHAC2" in the subject line so that you stand a chance of being noticed in the blizzard of spam. If you do not get a prompt reply you will probably have been blocked by Google's draconian spam filters, please persevere.

Charlie Thomas

6o6oSoftware