FILING – for textual filing, from 6o6oSoftware

For Filing on Linux click here. For Filing on Windows, read on.

Versions

• Filing6 - Windows (64-bit) + SQLite
• Filing5 – Linux (64-bit) + SQLite
• Filing4 - Windows (64-bit) + Firebird
• Filing3 - Linux (64-bit) + Firebird
• Filing2 - Windows (32-bit) + Firebird
• Filing - Windows (32-bit) + BDE/Paradox

Filing6 software downloads (version 6.00.01 October 2026 )

Full installation (2705 kB) - for first time users and for upgrading from Filing4

To upgrade from Filing4

1. Download the latest version of Filing4.exe into your Filing4 folder.

2. Download the Filing6 files into your Filing4 folder.

3. Use the “Export SQLite” function in Filing4 to copy your data in Filing6 format

4. Run Filing6.exe

5. Optionally delete Filing4 files no longer needed by Filing6

fbclient.dll, firebird.conf, firebird.msg, icudt30.dll, icuin30.dll, icuuc30.dll

and “safe copy of empty database”

For first time users

1. Download the Filing6 files into a new folder “Filing”.

2. Run Filing6.exe

Filing4 software downloads (version 4.09 September 2026 )

Full installation (5236 kB) - for first time users and for upgrading from Filing2

Executable only (1401 kB) - for upgrading from previous Filing4 versions

1. Create a new folder "Filing4".

2. Download the full installation ZIP file

3. Unzip into folder "Filing4"

4. If upgrading from Filing2, copy the following from your existing "Filing2" folder 

    - your "data" subfolder, overwriting the one that was downloaded

    - any *.INI initialisation files

    - the text file "npad.txt"

5. Run Filing4.exe

6. From time to time check for updates : download the executable-only ZIP and unzip into the "Filing4" folder overwriting the old version of the EXE file therein.

Filing2 software downloads (version 2.26 April 2025 )

Full installation (4332 kB) - for first time users and for upgrading from Filing (BDE/Paradox version)

Executable only (592 kB) - for upgrading from previous Filing2 versions

"Filing" has been upgraded to "Filing2", to use Firebird in place of BDE/Paradox as its database engine, 
better, & supported beyond Windows XP.

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

• Download FILING2nnnn.ZIP to a temporary folder using the "full installation" link above.
• Create a new folder for Filing2, for example C:\FILING2 
• Unzip all the files into this, retaining any subfolders.
• If you already use the BDE/Paradox version of Filing, run FLGCONV.EXE to copy your data into the new format.
• Run FILING2.EXE

Subsequently, you should check for new versions from time to time. To upgrade to a newer version of Filing2, download the "executable only" above, unzip it, and copy the FILING2nnnn.EXE into your Filing2 folder overwriting the existing version. Make a backup copy of your Filing2 folder & subfolders first, just in case!

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 "FILING2" in the subject line so that you stand a chance of being noticed in the blizzard of spam. 

Charlie Thomas

6o6oSoftware

January 2015

October 2020

May 2023

October 2026