Reading current workbook in Excel

Hi,
I am trying to read from an ABAP report, using OLE automation, some cells from the currently opened workbook. I don't want to ask the user where the file is, but just read the currently opened file.
I was successful to activate the Excel application, but I didn't find a way to access an already opened file. The examples cover only the opening of a file from disk.
Any hint?

got it
read the 'item 1' from this following registry entry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\File MRU
check methods from cl_gui_frontend_services to get the registry value(search SDN otherwise).
this ITEM 1 gives you the path of last used/opened (MOST RECENTLY USED- MRU)
you can then use any fm to upload this excel to SAP.

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Here i have created the dsn with the name "mydsn". I have the
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DRIVER=Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls)
UID=admin
UserCommitSync=Yes
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MaxBufferSize=2048
FIL=excel 8.0
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You might want to look at the POI project (an open source Jakarta sub-project) that allows you to create/modify/read excel files via Java code. That might be more flexible and easier than what you're currently trying to do.
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GUI_UPLOAD to read data from an Excel File

Hi Folks,
I'm using FM GUI_UPLOAD to read data from an Excel File. But all I see in the table returned is 1 row with garbage values (special chacaters). Excel Workbook has proper data in the sheet, but its not getting uploaded properly. Sy-subrc is 0.
What could be the reason?
Thanks

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*tables : zbatch_cross_ref.
data : begin of t_text occurs 0,
       werks(4) type c,
       cmatnr(15) type c,
       srlno(12) type n,
       matnr(7) type n,
       charg(10) type n,
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      cmatnr like zbatch_cross_ref-cmatnr,
      srlno like zbatch_cross_ref-srlno,
      matnr like zbatch_cross_ref-matnr,
      charg like zbatch_cross_ref-charg,
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data : g_repid like sy-repid,
       g_line like sy-index,
       g_line1 like sy-index,
       $v_start_col         type i value '1',
       $v_start_row         type i value '2',
       $v_end_col           type i value '256',
       $v_end_row           type i value '65536',
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data: itab like alsmex_tabline occurs 0 with header line.
data : t_final like zbatch_cross_ref occurs 0 with header line.
selection-screen : begin of block blk with frame title text.
parameters : p_file like rlgrap-filename obligatory.
selection-screen : end of block blk.
initialization.
g_repid = sy-repid.
at selection-screen on value-request for p_file.
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            PROGRAM_NAME = g_repid
       IMPORTING
            FILE_NAME    = p_file.
start-of-selection.
Uploading the data into Internal Table
perform upload_data.
perform modify_table.
top-of-page.
CALL FUNCTION 'Z_HEADER'
EXPORTING
    FLEX_TEXT1       =
    FLEX_TEXT2       =
    FLEX_TEXT3       =
*&      Form upload_data
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FORM upload_data.
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            FILENAME                = p_file
            I_BEGIN_COL             = $v_start_col
            I_BEGIN_ROW             = $v_start_row
            I_END_COL               = $v_end_col
            I_END_ROW               = $v_end_row
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       EXCEPTIONS
            INCONSISTENT_PARAMETERS = 1
            UPLOAD_OLE              = 2
            OTHERS                  = 3.
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    read table t_final with key werks = t_zbatch-werks
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Excel unable to read WEBI schedule download excel file

Hi experts,
We use BO central management's instance manager to schedule download a report as excel format in our ftp share folder.
And the download did run successfully and an icon of the file been shown as excel format in ftp folder.
while we use excel 2007 to open the file, excel pop out the message of unable to read the file.
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Hi,
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PivotTable report '<var>report_name</var>' on '[<var>filename</var>.xls]worksheet_name' was discarded due to integrity problems.
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929766
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hi all
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Dear Rehman,
Use This Code ,it is very useful to read the data from excel file's sheet1 and sheet2 and so on.here i written the code for sheet1 and sheet2 only.if u need sheet3 .. and extra make a code based on sheet1 or sheet2.
Regards
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workbooks ole2.obj_type;
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I have an Excel Workbook with an Excel Data Model.
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How to read the data in excel sheet when i recieve a data serial communication... ie i have store a data in excel such that
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Hi OraSuirya,
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Iam trying to read the data from excel file which is in application server.
I tried using the function module ALSM_EXCEL_TO_INTERNAL_TABLE. But it didn't work.
I tried just reading using open data set and read data set it is giving junk characters.
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wa_upload-field14 wa_upload-field15 wa_upload-field16 wa_upload-field17 wa_upload-field18
wa_upload-field19 wa_upload-field20 wa_upload-field21 wa_upload-field22 wa_upload-field23
wa_upload-field24 wa_upload-field25 wa_upload-field26 wa_upload-field27 wa_upload-field28
wa_upload-field29 wa_upload-field30 wa_upload-field31 wa_upload-field32 wa_upload-field33
wa_upload-field34 wa_upload-field35 wa_upload-field36 .
wa_upload-field1 = wf_field1.
wa_upload-field2 = wf_field2.
append wa_upload to int_upload.
clear wa_upload.
ENDIF.
ENDDO.
CLOSE DATASET pa_sfile.
Please note Iam using ECC5.0 and it is not allowing me to declare wl_# as x as in your code.
Also if Iam using text mode I should use extension encoding etc.( Where as not in your case).
Please suggest me any other way.
Thanks for your help,
Brahma Reddy

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