Question : Import multiple Excel files to SQL table variables in a stored procedure

There was a solution posted for a SIMILAR problem, but it isn't working for my situation.
I need to import several Exel files with a stored procedure into a table variable.
This stored procedure is being called from the web
@zfile is a parameter

I declare the table variable and the variable for the source file

Declare @Zip table(Zip3 varchar(3), zGroup varchar(25));
Declare @srcFile as varchar(200)

I set the string (the file names will change very time)       
Set @srcFile = 'Excel 8.0;Database=' + @zFile + ';HDR=Yes'      
                  
And try to import to the table variable...

INSERT INTO @Zip (Zip3, zGroup)
SELECT * FROM OpenDataSource( 'Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0', @srcFile)...[Sheet1$]      


Then I get this error

Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Procedure CreateCPTReport, Line 33
Incorrect syntax near '@srcFile'.

Is there any way you can change the file name each time, this doesn't seem to be working
and I have to do this with 4 tables every SP run
            

Answer : Import multiple Excel files to SQL table variables in a stored procedure

You need dynamic SQL and that can't insert into a table variable.

declare @cmd varchar(1000)
Declare @Zip table(Zip3 varchar(3), zGroup varchar(25));
Declare @srcFile as varchar(200)

-- create temp table
create table #zip (Zip3 varchar(3), zGroup varchar(25))

Set @srcFile = 'Excel 8.0;Database=' + @zFile + ';HDR=Yes'      

set @cmd =
' INSERT INTO #Zip (Zip3, zGroup) SELECT * FROM OpenDataSource( ''Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0'', ' + @srcFile+ ')...[Sheet1$]'

exec (@cmd)

-- If you really need the table variable
insert @zip
   select * from #zip