Comments on: How to Import Excel Spreadsheets into a SharePoint List

By: Zubair Alexander

Zubair Alexander — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:30:27 +0000

Neil and Doris, check out this CodePlex solution for importing Excel data into existing SharePoint lists. This was meant for MOSS 2007 and I haven’t had a chance to try it in SP2010. Here’s the URL: http://spreadsheet2splist.codeplex.com/.

Akaalx, I don’t know of an out-of-the-box solution but you might want to look at this Business Data List Connector for SharePoint which connects SharePoint’s native list to external business data sources. It offers bi-directional connection and updates: http://www.layer2.de/en/products/Pages/SharePoint-Business-Data-List-Connector.aspx.

By: Doris

Doris — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:26:24 +0000

Hello, did anyone identify a solution to the below? This is my situation too. Thanks.

3. Neil Says:
June 30th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
Nice tutorial. Doesn’t help me though because I want to import 3 spreadsheet files in 3 different EXISTING lists.
Any ideas? Thanks.

By: akaalx

akaalx — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:20:30 +0000

Once you create a SharePoint list, is there a way to append it with weekly updates while keeping the previous entries? Is there a way to do this automatically? Thanks.

By: Lorri Sharp

Lorri Sharp — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:58:36 +0000

I have a very large file that I’m trying to import. When I enter the cell range $A$1:$BS$2733 into the Range of Cells box I get a TYPE MISMATCH error. I’ve tried different variations of the formula to no avail. What am I doing wrong?

By: Ritu Chauhan

Ritu Chauhan — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:36:24 +0000

Getting error “The specified file is not a valid spreadsheet or contains no data to import”
Please tell what to do my site is already a trusted site.