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> (%i1) compile_file("maple_V_N_test.wxm");
You need to compile the *.mac file, not the *.wxm file. A *.wxm file is used by the wxMaxima user interface to store Maxima code, text, and some formatting
information. If you only have the *.wxm file, try saving as a *.mac file (File --> Save As).
--Barton