BAS File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .bas
Type of File BASIC Source Code File
MIME Type text/plain
Primary Association Programming Files
Editorial Association Various text and code editors
Content Type Text
Character Encoding ASCII or UTF-8
Usability Development, Compilation, Interpretation
Opened by IDEs, Text Editors
Typical File Size Range Small to Medium
Supported Platforms Windows, Linux, Mac, Others
Binary or Text Text
Usual File Function Source code for BASIC programming language
Language Syntax High-Level Programming Language Syntax
Compilation Required No, but needs to be interpreted or compiled into an executable form
Update Frequency Varies with development
Accessibility Humans (easy to read and understand)
Version Control Suitability High
Comment Syntax Varies, common prefixes include ' and REM
Data Structures Support Arrays, Variables, Custom Types (depends on BASIC dialect)
Executable Generation Possible through compilation or interpretation process