PowerBuilder user object
File type: Settings, options, themes or skins file
The sru file extension identifies a PowerBuilder user object source file. An sru file contains the definition and source code for a user object used by PowerBuilder applications.
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Date updated: October 12, 2026
PowerBuilder is an integrated development environment for Microsoft Windows applications, developed by Sybase Inc. (now owned by SAP).
An sru file stores the source representation of a PowerBuilder user object. User objects are reusable components that developers can use in PowerBuilder applications.
PowerBuilder uses SRU files with its other source files and libraries when developers export, import, or manage application objects. The format is specific to PowerBuilder rather than a general-purpose settings or interchange format.
Use PowerBuilder on Microsoft Windows to open or import an sru file. PowerBuilder can interpret the file as a user object source file and make the object available in a project or library.
A text editor may display the source content, but it cannot provide the PowerBuilder object-editing features needed to work with the user object.
There is no general-purpose converter for sru files. To move a user object between PowerBuilder projects or libraries, use PowerBuilder's object export and import features; the object remains in the PowerBuilder-specific format.
Software applications that can open sru files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create sru files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that manage or store settings in sru files:
Microsoft Windows
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