Excel upload FM that works in multiple GUI versions

Question

Hello all,
I am looking for some standard SAP functionality that has been released for customer use to upload Excel files into SAP.  We have been using the following two function modules for a number of years successfully.  Now the data is not uploaded correctly into the internal table with GUI 620 patch level 65.
ALSM_EXCEL_TO_INTERNAL_TABLE
KCD_EXCEL_OLE_TO_INT_CONVERT
SAP's response was that these are not officially supported and they would be happy to charge a consulting fee to help us find a solution.
The following function module works successfully in all the different patch levels of GUI 620 and GUI 640 that I have tried.  However this function module has not been officially released for customer use either.  Meaning at any point in the future this function module could break as well.
TEXT_CONVERT_XLS_TO_SAP
The Excel file that we are using contains a macro.  I get very strange results when I try to upload the file using GUI_upload.  The characteristics and the parameters of the macro are being intermingled with the actual data in the Excel file. 
Is anyone aware of a function module or method of a class, that has been released for customer use, that works successfully in all patch levels of both GUI 620 and 640? We are using SAP version 4.7.
Thanks
Bruce
P.S.  This is the code I'm using successfully using in different patch levels of GUI 620 and 640.
type-pools: truxs.
parameters: p_input type  rlgrap-filename  memory id pid_01
                 default 'S:\Bruce\ZFAPI007_files\Perm_vendor_test.xls'.
types: begin of t_datatab,
           date(10),                             "10-doc date-any format
           account like bkpf-xblnr,                   "16-account number
           name like lfa1-name1,                          "35-legal name
           address like lfa1-stras,                         "35-address
           text42 like lfa1-stras,             "35->>field is not used<<
           city like lfa1-ort01,                            "35-city
           state like lfa1-regio,                           "5-state
           zip like lfa1-pstlz,                             "10-zip
           amount(16),                        "example, "123,456,789.99"
           blart like bkpf-blart,                       "2-document type
           bukrs like bkpf-bukrs,                           "4-company
           lifnr like lfa1-lifnr,                           "10-vendor
           aufnr like bseg-aufnr,                   "12-internal order #
           gsber like bseg-gsber,                       "4-business area
           sgtxt like bseg-sgtxt,                     "50-line item text
           saknr like bseg-saknr,                          "10-GL acct #
           zuonr like bseg-zuonr,                  "18-Allocation Number
           kostl like bseg-kostl,                        "10-Cost Center
           newbk like rf05a-newbk,          " 4 New company     BCT008
      end of t_datatab.
data: it_datatab type standard table of t_datatab,
      wa_datatab type t_datatab.
data: it_raw type truxs_t_text_data.
start-of-selection.
Upload the file, converting to the format of the internal table
  call function 'TEXT_CONVERT_XLS_TO_SAP'
    exporting
    I_FIELD_SEPERATOR        =
      i_line_header            =  'X'
      i_tab_raw_data           =  it_raw       " WORK TABLE
      i_filename               =  p_input
    tables
      i_tab_converted_data     = it_datatab[]    "ACTUAL DATA
   exceptions
      conversion_failed        = 1
      others                   = 2.
  if sy-subrc <> 0.
    message id sy-msgid type sy-msgty number sy-msgno
            with sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.
  endif.
  loop at it_datatab into wa_datatab.
    write:/ wa_datatab-date,
            wa_datatab-account,
            wa_datatab-blart.
  endloop.
end-of-selection.

Answer 1

April,
Thanks for your reply.  HR_PK_EXCEL_TO_INTERNAL_TABLE does not show up in our system when doing a search on function modules.  It is good to know that TEXT_CONVERT_XLS_TO_SAP has been released for customer use in newer systems than we are currently using.
I think that I'll use this function module, TEXT_CONVERT_XLS_TO_SAP, and call it a day. 
Although, I am still interested in other solutions if anybody out there has one.
Bruce
Message was edited by: Bruce Tjosvold