title: Running Excel Macros Automatically under Linux
body: <p>Part of the software I work on uses an Excel sheet to store the user error messages &amp; their translations.  We run a macro which generates a set of internationalized text files &amp; matching header files that are then copied into our version control system (the spreadsheet is also in Version Control) and used as part of our build.</p>
  
  <p>I'd like to automate our build better, pulling the xls, running the macro, then copying the files to the correct location before compiling our source.  Our build boxes are all Linux based.</p>
  
  <p>I've tried loading the XLS in OpenOffice.org and running the macro, but that does not appear to work.</p>
  
  <p>Is there any option, or am I SOL until we can convince the stakeholders that we need to use a format other than Excel to store this data?</p>