Open ABC File
ABC extension files offer various format options, some of them below:
ActionScript
For ActionScript, the ABC extension file is an encoded file created by the Flash compiler.
ActionScript is an object-oriented programming language originally developed by Macromedia Inc.
The ABC file contains bytecode for the script, which is compiled code readable and executable by the ActionScript virtual machine known as AVM or AVM2.
The ActionScript virtual machine, which executes ABC files, is included with Adobe programs such as Flash and Flash Player.
However, it is important to note that ABC files are only intended to be executed by the virtual machine, not to be edited with these programs.
ABC Programming Language
Similar to the previous case, the ABC file is a source code file of a program written in the ABC programming language, hence the use of the acronym.
The ABC programming language, originally intended as a replacement for the BASIC language, is imperative and general-purpose, interactive, structured, high-level, and intended to replace BASIC, Pascal, or AWK
ABC Music Notation
In this case, the ABC extension file takes a music format, which is created in the ABC music notation language, which stores the composition in an ASCII plain text format.
The ABC language is a computer language for the representation of a musical score in a text file, originally formatted in ASCII, and which can be translated and laid out in a real score and also played using an application compatible with ABC.
Convert an ABC file
ABC files can be converted to MusicXML format using the web service called Abc2xml.
Micrograph ABC FlowCharter
In this section, the ABC file is a flowchart created with Micrografx ABC FlowCharter.
ABC FlowCharter is an easy-to-use module for creating diagrams, flow charts, and organization charts.
Micrografx ABC FlowCharter has been renamed iGrafx FlowCharter, however recent versions of iGrafx FlowCharter can still open ABC files.
The ABC, being so, can contain maps, diagrams, graphs and spreadsheets, given this versatility, it is used for the analysis and modeling of business processes, and in turn, it is designed to help organizations model and improve business processes.
Software to open and work with ABC files
Due to the great diversity of formats associated with the ABC extension, it is necessary to make sure, first, of the type of format you have at hand, and then have one of the following software packages listed below and that have been described in this Article:
- ActionScript
- ABC Programming Language
- ABC Musical Notation
- Micrograph ABC FlowCharter (Deprecated)