R

XLConnect

#XLConnect Package
library(XLConnect)

##Build Connection to excel 
x <- loadWorkbook("data.xlsx")

##Get Sheet name
getSheets("data.xlsx")

#Read Sheet
readWorksheet("data.xlsx", sheet = 2, 
              startRow = 3, endRow = 5, 
              startCol = 2, endCol = 4,
              header = FALSE)

# Add a worksheet to x
createSheet(x, "data_summary")

# Remove the fourth sheet
removeSheet(my_book, 4) # 4 is interchangeable with sheet name

# Add data in summ to "data_summary" sheet
writeWorksheet(x, data = summ, sheet = "data_summary")

# Rename "data_summary" sheet to "summary"
renameSheet(x, "data_summary", "summary")

# Save workbook as summary.xlsx
saveWorkbook(x "summary.xlsx")