Standalone code for Excel

Question

Can VBA code be written to perform actions on any Excel file?

When I create a project in Visual Studio, it asks for an Excel file

Answer 1

Answer 1

You can do that in VB.Net too. Just make a regular project. (comment by @SLaks)

This worked for me very well and was exactly what I was looking for.

Answer 2

The very descriptive answer posted by @ErikEidt

I haven't tried this, but it seems like a good and alternative way of getting macros to work.