what language do I need to write macros in LIbre Office Calc? [closed]

Answer 1

Python's a great skill to learn - I use it for everything. It's the glue language for virtually every tool out there (you can even use it with .Net).

Documentation for Python + LibreOffice is however a bit sketchy currently, although I don't have much experience with Calc.

There is some work-in-progress documentation at http://documenthacker.wordpress.com (or soon www.documenthacker.com). It has examples for working with Writer, rather than Calc, but you might still find it useful.

Answer 2

Python is the way to go.

Start here: http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide

And no, you're not wasting time. You'll look back and say, why didn't I do it sooner.