Hi

You can use the built i XLS functions to read and import an XLS document.
xlsAddWorksheet Adds or inserts a new worksheet into an Excel document
xlsClose Closes an XLS file
xlsColumnTitle Retrieves the title of a column in an XLS file
xlsColumnType Returns the type of the data entered in a column of an XLS file
xlsCurrentWorksheet Used to find out and modify the current worksheet in an XLS file
xlsData Retrieves the content of a cell found in an XLS file.
xlsDeleteWorksheet Deletes a worksheet from the Excel document
xlsMsgError Returns the caption of the last error caused by an XLS function
xlsNbColumn Returns the number of columns found in a worksheet of an XLS file
xlsNbColumns xlsNbColumns is kept for backward compatibility
xlsNbRow Returns the number of rows found in an XLS file.
xlsNbRows xlsNbRows is kept for backward compatibility
xlsNbWorksheet Returns the number of worksheets found in an XLS file.
xlsOpen Opens an Excel file (xls or xlsx files).
xlsSave Saves an XLS document
xlsVersion Returns the Excel version that was used to save the file

cheers
Mark