File Ext Issue

vmjan02

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Dear all,

How to recover or fix this.

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Make sure that the file is actually an .xlsm file, not another format like xls or xlsx. How was it saved?
 
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it was saved as and it is not getting repaired as well.
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How was it saved as - manually or in code?
 
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Then perhaps it is corrupted, or someone/something changed the extension in the name.

If you open it in notepad, does the first line look anything like this:

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