# \[Excel reader node\] Requested array size exceeds VM limit

**URL:** <https://forum.knime.com/t/excel-reader-node-requested-array-size-exceeds-vm-limit/36908>\
**Category:** KNIME Analytics Platform\
**Created:** [October 22, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/excel-reader-node-requested-array-size-exceeds-vm-limit/36908 "2021-10-22T23:33:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![mlauber71](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/user_avatar/forum.knime.com/mlauber71/32/73590_2.png) [@mlauber71](https://forum.knime.com/u/mlauber71)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2021, 3:32am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/excel-reader-node-requested-array-size-exceeds-vm-limit/36908/6 "2021-10-23T03:32:54Z")

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@Fovas you could try and use R ([1](https://docs.knime.com/latest/r_installation_guide/index.html#_introduction)|[2](https://hub.knime.com/mlauber71/spaces/Public/latest/_r_installation_on_knime_collection~tj5tS_6gYvqOSPlk)) to [import the file Excel file](https://hub.knime.com/mlauber71/spaces/Public/latest/kn_example_excel_import_meta_workflow~BxiMlBJ2jYCPlZnS) and see how that does work out

> **[use R library(readxl) to read XLSX/Excel file into KNIME – mlauber71](https://hub.knime.com/mlauber71/spaces/Public/latest/kn_example_r_read_single_xlsx_file~ovtHc0h3MpBWp6zs)**
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> use R library(readxl) to read XLSX/Excel file into KNIME Export the data to SQLite, ARFF and Parquet and demonstrate to read the files back into KNIME

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