[R] element search

[Schmitt, Corinna]

Dear R-experts,

I have got an excel file as attached. I imported it successful with the
commands:

library(RODBC)
channel <- odbcConnectExcel("data2.xls")
tables <- sqlTables(channel)  # list the names of the spreadsheets
name1 <- tables[1, "TABLE_NAME"]  # get the name of the 1st spreadsheet
plan1 <- sqlQuery(channel, sprintf("select * from [%s]", name1))
odbcClose(channel)  # close it

Now I want to store each row in variable. Additionally the result should
be a list again so that I can handle each entry for itself. Ideas?
Perhaps a list again?

Now I want to find on the one hand in each row one special entry and on
the other hand I need to get the maximum entry of each row. How can I
realize this? 

Thanks, Corinna