Importing excel file into OBIEE 10.1.3.4

Hi,
I am trying to import excel file into OBIEE and would like to use it as a data source. Fro this, I have already created an excel file (using MS excel 2007) with some sample data and named the data ranges with in the excel sheet as well. and I have placed that file under C:\ drive directly. And then created DSN and made sure that it points to the excel file.
When I go to Administration tool -> Import from Database -> seelct ODBS 3.5 and selected my DSN and clicked OK. Here I have not provided the user name and password (though I have provided the username/pwd as Administrator it is not taking).
when I click ok, it is throwing the following error :
nQSerror:16001 ODBC error state : IM006 code: 0 message: [Microsoft][ODBCDriver Manager] Driver's SQLSetConnectAttr failed. [nQSError: 16001]ODBC error state: S1000 code - 5015 message: [Microsoft][ODBC Excel Driver] External table is not in the expected format
Pls help me in rectifying this error. Many thanks in advance.
Thanks
Edited by: 858747 on 25-Aug-2011 05:47
Edited by: 858747 on 25-Aug-2011 05:48

Hi, I am facing the same issue.
I am using OBIEE 11g with MS Excel 2007 file as source. I have created ODBC Driver by selecting Microsoft excel driver.
NQSAdminTool.log gives error:
ODBC error state: S1000 code: -5015 message: [Microsoft][ODBC Excel Driver] External table is not in the expected format
The Admin tool gives error: "Unable to connect database using connection pool", when I try to 'update row count' in Physical Layer.
Any quick resolution to this?
Many thanks in advance.
Edited by: user1603699 on 25-Oct-2011 09:28

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