METHOD read_excel.

DATA : lv_filename TYPE string,

lt_records TYPE solix_tab,
lv_headerxstring TYPE xstring,
lv_filelength TYPE i.

lv_filename = iv_filename.

CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_UPLOAD'

EXPORTING
filename = lv_filename
filetype = 'BIN'
IMPORTING
filelength = lv_filelength
header = lv_headerxstring
TABLES
data_tab = lt_records
EXCEPTIONS
file_open_error = 1
file_read_error = 2
no_batch = 3
gui_refuse_filetransfer = 4
invalid_type = 5
no_authority = 6
unknown_error = 7
bad_data_format = 8
header_not_allowed = 9
separator_not_allowed = 10
header_too_long = 11
unknown_dp_error = 12
access_denied = 13
dp_out_of_memory = 14
disk_full = 15
dp_timeout = 16
OTHERS = 17.

"convert binary data to xstring

"if you are using cl_fdt_xl_spreadsheet in odata then skips this step
"as excel file will already be in xstring
CALL FUNCTION 'SCMS_BINARY_TO_XSTRING'
EXPORTING
input_length = lv_filelength
IMPORTING
buffer = lv_headerxstring
TABLES
binary_tab = lt_records
EXCEPTIONS
failed = 1
OTHERS = 2.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.
"Implement suitable error handling here
ENDIF.

DATA : lo_excel_ref TYPE REF TO cl_fdt_xl_spreadsheet .

TRY .
lo_excel_ref = NEW cl_fdt_xl_spreadsheet(
 document_name = lv_filename
xdocument = lv_headerxstring ) .
CATCH cx_fdt_excel_core.
"Implement suitable error handling here
ENDTRY .

"Get List of Worksheets

TRY.
lo_excel_ref->if_fdt_doc_spreadsheet~get_worksheet_names(
IMPORTING
worksheet_names = DATA(lt_worksheets) ).
CATCH cx_sy_ref_is_initial.
MESSAGE i014(za).
ENDTRY.

IF lt_worksheets[] IS NOT INITIAL.

READ TABLE lt_worksheets INTO DATA(lv_woksheetname) INDEX 1.

DATA(lo_data_ref) = lo_excel_ref-
>if_fdt_doc_spreadsheet~get_itab_from_worksheet(
lv_woksheetname ).
"now you have excel work sheet data in dyanmic internal table
r_data = lo_data_ref.

ENDIF.

ENDMETHOD.