[R] Trouble with Excel table connection

[Steve Sherman]

Hello,

I've been using odbcConnectExcel to connect to a spreadsheet database 
containing a single worksheet. Unfortunately when I try to access the 
data R cannot see the table. When I run sqlTables it shows the worksheet 
as a SYSTEM TABLE instead of as a TABLE that I can access. I am fairly 
certain that I am do all of the same things I've done in the past when 
it worked just fine. What might I be doing wrong?

btw: it works just fine with MS Access, but I'd prefer to work directly 
from my Excel spreadsheets.

Thanks in advance
Steve