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All about TPU Files
The TPU file type is primarily associated with Turbo Pascal.
What is a TPU file?
TPU files mostly belong to Turbo Pascal.
This file is usually a Turbo Pascal Unit file. It holds compiled code used in the Turbo Pascal programming environment, and is not meant to be opened with a basic editor.
Some TPU files are used as Total Commander Plugin files for the Thumbnails Plus add-on. This function lets Total Commander show file previews. For more details on Total Commander plugins, visit ghisler.com.
- Used as a Turbo Pascal unit that contains reusable code routines.
- Employed as a plugin to extend Total Commander’s thumbnail preview feature.
FilExt.com note: The file’s purpose depends on its origin. Use a Turbo Pascal development tool if it is a programming unit, or load it via Total Commander if it serves as a plugin.
How do you open TPU files?
You need a suitable software like Turbo Pascal to open a TPU file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your TPU file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a TPU file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.
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Programs that open and convert TPU files:
- Turbo Pascal
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. TPU files are often referred to as Turbo Pascal developers because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
- Enable Teleprocessing
- Turbo Pascal (Compiled Unit) by Borland Software CorporationAs Borland created subsequent versions of Turbo Pascal, it changed the signature of each TPU unit so, for instance, you could not use a TPU compiled for Turbo Pascal 5.1 in Turbo Pascal 6 or 7. With the source code, you could recompile a new TPU but most TPU's tended to be function and procedure libraries published by various software houses who kept the source code to themselves. While this offered copyright protection for the software publisher, it was an annoyance for developers who used the units with one version of TP only to find that they could not use them when they upgraded to the next version. Specific Pascal versions are identified by TrID. The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 54 50 55, ASCII: TPU.
- VAXTPU Command File(VAXTPU is default OpenVMS editor)
Technical Data for TPU File Extension
File classification:
Developer
Identifier:
Hex: 54 50 55, ASCII: TPU (provided by TrID database)
Mime type:
The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.
ProgramID: ultra.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Teleport\ultra.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Teleport\ultra.exe %1
ProgramID: ultra.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\TELEPO~2\ultra.exe %1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\TELEPO~2\ultra.exe %1
a tpu compiled code module is a special file format and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.
How to solve problems with TPU files
- Associate the TPU file extension with the correct application.
- Update your software that should actually open compiled code modules. Because only the current version supports the latest TPU file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the manufacturer website after an available Turbo Pascal update.
- To make sure that your TPU file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
- Click here to open your .TPU file online - secure, fast, and no downloads needed.