A comprehensive VS Code extension providing complete PowerBASIC language support including syntax highlighting, code completion, PBFORMS DDT support, and full compilation/execution capabilities.

• Syntax Highlighting: Full PowerBASIC syntax highlighting with support for:

  • Keywords and control structures
  • Data types and type modifiers
  • String literals and escape sequences
  • Comments (REM, apostrophe, and block comments)
  • Preprocessor directives
  • Built-in functions and procedures
  • Operators and intrinsic constants

• PBFORMS (DDT) Support: Complete syntax highlighting for Dynamic Dialog Tools:

  • DIALOG statements and styles
  • CONTROL ADD statements with all control types
  • Dialog and control style constants (%DS_, %WS_, %BS_, %ES_, etc.)
  • Callback function patterns
  • Control operation statements

• IntelliSense: Code completion for PowerBASIC keywords and functions

• Compile Only: Compile PowerBASIC source to executable
• Run: Execute compiled PowerBASIC programs
• Compile & Run: Build and execute in one command
• Error Detection: Built-in PBWIN.exe availability checking with error messages
• Wine Support: Automatic Wine integration for running on Linux hosts

Customize PowerBASIC compilation:

{
    "powerbasic.pbwinPath": "C:\\PBWin10\\bin\\PBWin.exe",
    "powerbasic.includeDirectory": "C:\\PBWin10\\WinAPI\\",
    "powerbasic.useWineOnLinux": true
}

1. Install PowerBASIC Compiler for Windows
2. Ensure PBWIN.exe is in your PATH or configure powerbasic.pbwinPath
3. Install this extension from VS Code Marketplace

1. Install Wine: sudo apt-get install wine wine32 wine64
2. Install PowerBASIC for Windows via Wine
3. Set powerbasic.useWineOnLinux: true in settings

• Ctrl+Shift+B: Compile current file
• Ctrl+F5: Run compiled executable
• Ctrl+Alt+B: Compile and Run

Press Ctrl+Shift+P and search for:

• PowerBASIC: Compile Current File
• PowerBASIC: Run Current File
• PowerBASIC: Compile and Run
• PBFORMS: Show DDT Reference - View dialog and control style reference
• PBFORMS: Insert Control Template - Insert common control definitions

The extension includes comprehensive PBFORMS support:

• Full syntax highlighting for DDT code generation
• Quick reference for dialog and control styles
• Control template insertion
• See PBFORMS.md for complete DDT reference

Supported file extensions: .bas, .bi

The extension automatically:

• Saves your file before compilation
• Checks for PBWIN.exe availability
• Displays compilation errors and success messages
• Outputs executable in the same directory as the source file
• Includes the WinAPI directory in the compiler search path

1. Verify PBWIN.exe is installed and in PATH
2. Check powerbasic.pbwinPath setting:

   "powerbasic.pbwinPath": "C:/Program Files/PowerBASIC/PBWIN.exe"

3. Restart VS Code

1. Verify Wine is installed: wine --version
2. Test PBWIN: wine pbwin.exe /?
3. Enable debug output in VS Code terminal

• Check file syntax matches PowerBASIC specification
• Verify PBWIN.exe version compatibility
• Review error messages in Output panel

This extension requires:

• VS Code 1.35.0 or later
• Node.js 12+ (for development)

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run extension in development mode
# Press F5 in VS Code with this folder open

• PowerBASIC compiler documentation: PowerBASIC Tools, LLC
• Built for VS Code 1.35.0+

See LICENSE file for details.

For issues, feature requests, or questions:

• GitHub: https://github.com/ReFil/vscode-powerbasic
• PowerBASIC: https://www.powerbasic.com/

PowerBASIC is a registered trademark of PowerBASIC Tools, LLC.