# Importing xlrd library for reading Excel files

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-xlrd-library-for-reading-excel-files/53332>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective, ignition81\
**Created:** [November 22, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-xlrd-library-for-reading-excel-files/53332 "2021-11-22T12:07:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-xlrd-library-for-reading-excel-files/53332/3 "2021-11-22T12:42:23Z")

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Consider not using xlrd at all. Ignition 8.1 includes the Apache POI libraries, which are native java tools for MS office documents. This topic covers the basics:

> [@Copying a Excel file to a tables Dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copying-a-excel-file-to-a-tables-dataset/34942):
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> Is there a easy way to copy a Excel File to a tables Dataset?

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