Move Excel data into an SAP internal table

By using the standard function ALSM_EXCEL_TO_INTERNAL_TABLE, you can import most Excel documents into an SAP internal...

table. Please note that this code is set up for spreadsheets up to 9999 rows. If you need more, use a 'DO' statement to loop through the Excel file in 9999 row segments until all is retrieved. The code runs on 4.6B.

DATA: 
  DATA LIKE ALSMEX_TABLINE OCCURS 100,
"ALSM_EXCEL_TO_INTERNAL_TABLE structure
  BCOL TYPE I VALUE 1, 
"This can be any Column in your 
"   spreadsheet where you want to start 
"   importing data
  BROW TYPE I VALUE 1, 
"This can be any Row in your 
"   spreadsheet where you want to start
"   importing data
  ECOL TYPE I VALUE 9, 
"This can be any Column in your 
"    spreadsheet where you want to stop 
"    importing data
  EROW TYPE I VALUE 9999. 
"This can be any Row in your 
"    spreadsheet where you want to stop 
"    importing data

"There is little hurt to enter a larger 
"number for the upper limit of the rows 
"or columns. It may take a few extra 
"seconds to import, but only those 
"fields who's values are not equal 
"to ' ', space, will be imported.

DATA: UPFILE(128) VALUE 'C:/'.
"You should provide the user a popup 
" window to allow them the option to
" select a file from their PC or network

"Call to import Excel document
  CALL FUNCTION 
      'ALSM_EXCEL_TO_INTERNAL_TABLE'
    EXPORTING
     FILENAME     = UPFILE
     I_BEGIN_COL  = BCOL
     I_BEGIN_ROW  = BROW
     I_END_COL    = ECOL
     I_END_ROW    = EROW
    TABLES 
     INTERN       = DATA
    EXCEPTIONS
     INCONSISTENT_PARAMETERS = 1
     UPLOAD_OLE              = 2
     OTHERS                  = 3.
  IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
    MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY 
            NUMBER SY-MSGNO
            WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 
                 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
  ENDIF.

"Sample contents of internal table, 
"  'DATA', when populated succefully
"Row '0001' contains the column titles
"  created when the user exported my 
"  ALV to a SpreadSheet
"Col represents the Excel columns after
"  exported and/or user manipulated 
"  within the defined Columns declared 
"  above
"Value represents the column contents

Table 'DATA' contents:
ROW  COL  Value
----------------------
0001|0001|Begin Time
0001|0002|End Time
0001|0003|Seat
0001|0004|Pers. No.
0001|0005|Pers. Name
0001|0006|Org. Unit
0001|0007|Org. Text
0001|0008|Begin Date
0001|0009|End Date
0002|0001|08:00:00
0002|0002|09:00:00
0002|0003|0001
0002|0004|99999999 
0002|0005|Smith, John
0002|0006|00000001
0002|0007|Shipping Clerk
0002|0008|01/01/2001
0002|0009|01/01/2001
....