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how to copy excel spreadsheet data from an excel spreadsheet into a sql server database

I have an excel spreadsheet and I want to copy that data into a sql server table. Either a new table created upon import, or a table I create prior to the import. Whichever is the best technique.

So how do I copy the data from the Excel Spreadsheet to a sql server database? I am using sql server 2008?
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A valid question here is 'Do you have any control over the source data being in Excel?'.

Excel is great in that users can do anything.  Excel is terrible as a source of normalized data in that users can do anything to mess up the formatting so it can't be consumed, causing applications like SSIS and SSRS that require a 'contract' mapping of Source and Destination in order to pump data.

The above SSIS link looks pretty comprehensive.  Would be worth spelling out some of that content in this question.