def convert_to_xlsx(file_path):
excel_app = win32.Dispatch("Excel.Application")
file_xlsx = file_path.replace(".xls", ".xlsx")
excel_app.Visible = False
excel_app.DisplayAlerts = False
workbook = excel_app.Workbooks.Open(os.path.abspath(file_path))
# 51 refers to the .xlsx format in VBA
workbook.SaveAs(os.path.abspath(file_xlsx), FileFormat=51)
workbook.Close()
excel_app.Quit()
return file_xlsx