A script file in SeqZap can contain different kinds of data, of which the most important are the ones we call file elements, for example procedures. See the section File elements on pg. 50.
In addition, a file can also have other data that relate to the use of the script file as well as relations to other files. When you select a script file in the File Explorer window, you can view and change the data in the properties window. There are for example properties for folder abstractions, file references, customised properties and extensions to the functionality of the file. These are described in the following section.
The normal name of the file type is szs, which stands for SeqZap Script.
The underlying file format for a script file is XML. The used XML formatting is made as readable as possible even if the user edits the file through the graphical editor in SeqZap Studio. It is a great advantage that the files are in a simple readable format when two versions of a file need to be compared in a textual 'diff-program', for example during version control/configuration management.