• try using an open query

    SELECT [Col1], [Col2], [Col3] INTO DestinationTable FROM OPENDATASOURCE('Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0',

    'Data Source=C:\YourFolderLocation\yourFileName.xls;Extended Properties=Excel 8.0')...[WorkSheetName$]

    SELECT [Col1], [Col2], [Col3] INTO DestinationTable FROM OPENROWSET('Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0',

    'Excel 8.0;Database=C:\YourFolderLocation\yourFileName.xls', [WorkSheetName$])

    SELECT [Col1], [Col2], [Col3] INTO DestinationTable FROM OPENROWSET('Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0',

    'Excel 8.0;Database=C:\YourFolderLocation\yourFileName.xls', 'SELECT * FROM [WorkSheetName$]')