While RODBC
is restricted to Windows computers with compatible architecture between R and any target RDMS, one of its key flexibilities is to work with Excel files as if they were SQL databases.
require(RODBC)
con = odbcConnectExcel("myfile.xlsx") # open a connection to the Excel file
sqlTables(con)$TABLE_NAME # show all sheets
df = sqlFetch(con, "Sheet1") # read a sheet
df = sqlQuery(con, "select * from [Sheet1 $]") # read a sheet (alternative SQL syntax)
close(con) # close the connection to the file