Translation Toolkit (PB 12.5) / OLE objects binary (.udo)

There's always been an issue with using translation toolkit with objects that include OLE objects
In earlier versions of Powerbuilder, the binary data for the OLE object was found in the source code (edit source).
Powerbuilder 12.5 however, when I do edit source on a object containing OLE objects, I find the following script at the bottom:
string binarykey = "u_external_object.udo".
How may I find this binary content in the .udo file? Can't seem to find any udo files in the build directory.

That is a reference to the compiled version of the object that the olecontrol is placed on. A .udo is the compiled version of a userobject inside the pbl/pbd. A .win is the compiled version of a window.
If you export your object to a .sru file, you will see the following at the end with some binary data in between the two lines.
Start of PowerBuilder Binary Data Section : Do NOT Edit
End of PowerBuilder Binary Data Section : No Source Expected After This Point
The binary data is actually stored separately in the pbl/pbd as a .bin object. Inside the pbl/pbd files nothing has changed.

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