Information Broadcasting Excel Workbooks with Local Formulas

We are attempting to use information broadcasting to send out reports that use the v7 BEX "convert to local formula" feature in order to reformat the reports.  We can execute the reports, and even save them to a local client and review them later when disconnected from the server.    However, if we use information broadcasting to send these Excel files out as attachments, the users are unable to see the data unless they connect and refresh, defeating our entire purpose of putting the data in excel.
Has anyone else attempted to Information Broadcast BEX Excel workbooks while using the Local Formula mode provided with v7?  Were you successful?

Yes, I see some information in the precalc log, but nothing that seems to be wrong:
04-11-2008 11:15:13 -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_STATUS invoked in thread 8
04-11-2008 11:15:13 -> Locking MapSessionid in getFreeInstances in thread 8
04-11-2008 11:15:13 -> Locked MapSessionid in getFreeInstances in thread 8
04-11-2008 11:15:13 -> Unlocked MapSessionid in getFreeInstances in thread 8
04-11-2008 11:15:13 -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_STATUS finished in thread 8
04-11-2008 11:15:19 -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_STATUS invoked in thread 5
04-11-2008 11:15:19 -> Locking MapSessionid in getFreeInstances in thread 5
04-11-2008 11:15:19 -> Locked MapSessionid in getFreeInstances in thread 5
04-11-2008 11:15:19 -> Unlocked MapSessionid in getFreeInstances in thread 5
04-11-2008 11:15:19 -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_STATUS finished in thread 5
04-11-2008 11:15:19 -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_STATUS invoked in thread 3
04-11-2008 11:15:19 -> Locking MapSessionid in getFreeInstances in thread 3
04-11-2008 11:15:19 -> Locked MapSessionid in getFreeInstances in thread 3
04-11-2008 11:15:19 -> Unlocked MapSessionid in getFreeInstances in thread 3
04-11-2008 11:15:19 -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_STATUS finished in thread 3
BR Mikkel

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