Importing excel files linked to data

Hi all,
I have a client that wants to import Excel charts and graphs into InDesign and have InDesign maintain a link to the original dataset in Excel. In a perfect world she would like to update the data in Excel and have the information dynamically displayed in the InDesign chart. Word allows for this type of relationship, but from my research it doesn't look like this is possible with InDesign without using the InDesign Server and XML. Both of which I feel would be too much of an investment for this purpose. So at this point I would just like to confirm my suspicions or hear of any other ways I may not have thought of.
Thanks.
cscott

We're also curious to know any current and/or creative solutions to this issue. Wondering if there are any other methods or experiences on this topic??
We played with this a long time ago, and from my recollection, if any cells changed (adding, deleting, etc.) in the excel file, the process would break down. It had to be the IDENTICAL file, with only data changing.
And we may also have tried the PDF from Excel method. But obviously, Excel is not known for it's styling capabilities. This is what we're using InDesign for. So this method probably won't work either.
- Any other ideas? Plugins? Scripts?
Thanks.

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