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That would be gobbledigook AKA garbage AKA junk AKA you either have a corrupted workbook or someone put the wrong file extension on it.<br />
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What is the extension? What version of Excel was used to save the file? What Excel version are you using?<br />
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Can you post the file?<br />
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Kevin
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That would be gobbledigook AKA garbage AKA junk AKA you either have a corrupted workbook or someone put the wrong file extension on it.

What is the extension? What version of Excel was used to save the file? What Excel version are you using?

Can you post the file?

Kevin

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It should be an .xls file. &nbsp;The person who had saved the file was using excel 2000, I tried opening it with excel 2010 with the same results.<br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2012/03_w13/564418/032612.xls" target="_blank" class="file-inline" title="Excel file (41 KB)"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M67.508 468.467c-58.005-58.013-58.016-151.92 0-209.943l225.011-225.04c44.643-44.645 117.279-44.645 161.92 0 44.743 44.749 44.753 117.186 0 161.944l-189.465 189.49c-31.41 31.413-82.518 31.412-113.926.001-31.479-31.482-31.49-82.453 0-113.944L311.51 110.491c4.687-4.687 12.286-4.687 16.972 0l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.685 12.283 0 16.969L184.983 304.917c-12.724 12.724-12.73 33.328 0 46.058 12.696 12.697 33.356 12.699 46.054-.001l189.465-189.489c25.987-25.989 25.994-68.06.001-94.056-25.931-25.934-68.119-25.932-94.049 0l-225.01 225.039c-39.249 39.252-39.258 102.795-.001 142.057 39.285 39.29 102.885 39.287 142.162-.028A739446.174 739446.174 0 0 1 439.497 238.49c4.686-4.687 12.282-4.684 16.969.004l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.689 12.279.004 16.965a755654.128 755654.128 0 0 0-195.881 195.996c-58.034 58.092-152.004 58.093-210.048.041z"/></svg>032612.xls</a>
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It should be an .xls file.  The person who had saved the file was using excel 2000, I tried opening it with excel 2010 with the same results.
032612.xls [https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2012/03_w13/564418/032612.xls]

032612.xls

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We have backups from Sunday. &nbsp;Alright, I guess it is corrupt. &nbsp;Thanks for the help.
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We have backups from Sunday.  Alright, I guess it is corrupt.  Thanks for the help.

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Someone saved a file and now it is showing up with a bunch of random letters and numbers. &nbsp;Anyway to fix this? &nbsp;They opened the file and saved the file with no problem, but when they reopened it, it was a mess.
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Someone saved a file and now it is showing up with a bunch of random letters and numbers.  Anyway to fix this?  They opened the file and saved the file with no problem, but when they reopened it, it was a mess.

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