Basic Compiler 7 .BAS files are Binary

Question

I have several old DOS programs I wrote in Quick Basic then later using BC7 (Basic Compiler Pro 7) and now I want to rewrite them in C#.

However, I would like to be able to read the code as I need to ensure the output is identical.

I tried numerous extensions in VS Code and I have VS 2008 Professional and I downloaded several versions of VS Community but nothing will open this .bas file.

I don't want to compile the code, just read it and since it is binary, very little text is visible if opened in VS Code or anything else.

HELP!!!!!