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Hi everyone,

My use case is -- I get an email twice a day that has an attached file (in .xls format) that I need to download and save to file system in a .xlsx format. I built a flow that downloads the attachment and it runs correctly when I simply save the attachment as an xls.

However, when I try to save the attachment as .xlsx by hardcoding the extension towards the end of file name ( like FileName = file1.xlsx) then it saves the file but the file itself gets corrupted, cannot open it. Is there any other way, any action I can use within flow to change the file format?

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There is no action readily available to convert the files from .xls to .xlsx.

You can use Power Automate template https://us.flow.microsoft.com/en-us/galleries/public/templates/8925727cb4f044e9b577f5ae111f2947/conv...

There is request for having an action for this conversion:

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Power-Automate-Ideas/Convert-XLS-to-XLSX/idc-p/389466

To use Excel files with Power Automate:

a. The file should have .xlsx file extension.

b. The excel file should have a excel table as well to read the content of it.

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Krishna Rachakonda

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Saying this isn't possible is not a solution to the problem. Microsoft needs to address this!

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Has this been resolved since your last post above?

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