SRD Converter

Extract text from SRD files

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Drop or upload your .SRD file

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How to extract text from your SRD file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your SRD file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert SRD to another file type

To convert your SRD file to another format, you need SIA-Normen-Reader or other Data software.

Convert a file to SRD

To convert other file formats to the "Standard Document & Source Code" file type, you need software like SIA-Normen-Reader or a similar tool.

About SRD files

An .SRD file is a multi-purpose extension that most frequently represents a Digital SIA Standard document used in the Swiss construction industry, though it is also widely used as a PowerBuilder DataWindow source file or a Sage accounting report.

The Challenge: The primary frustration with SRD files is ambiguity. A file containing Swiss construction norms is technically a specialized ZIP archive, completely incompatible with the text-based source code found in PowerBuilder files. Opening a Sage SRD file in a text editor yields gibberish, while opening a PowerBuilder file in a standard document viewer fails entirely. Users often face proprietary lock-in; for example, SIA files typically require the paid SIA-Normen-Reader or specific CRB software to view, creating significant friction when sharing standards with clients or contractors who do not own the software.

The Solution: The best conversion strategy depends on the file's origin:

For SIA Standards: Convert the file to PDF or PDF/A. This ensures the construction norms are readable on any device and preserves the layout for archiving.
For PowerBuilder: These are plain text files containing object definitions. Convert them to TXT or SQL to review the code logic, schema definitions, and properties in modern editors like VS Code without needing the full Appeon PowerBuilder suite.
For Sage Reports: Convert to CSV or XLSX (Excel) to liberate your financial data for analysis outside the Sage 50 environment.

Convert.Guru analyzes your SRD file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted SDR, SIA, JPG, CDR, PDF, ZIP, PBD, PBL, SRJ, TTD and US files.

FAQ

If you want to convert SRD file to TTD, US, CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF or DAT, you can use SIA-Normen-Reader or similar software from the "Swiss Construction Standard" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to SRD, try SIA-Normen-Reader or another comparable tool in the "Swiss Construction Standard" category.

The SRD Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our SRD converter.