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Asked: 2026-06-15T21:44:00+00:00

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

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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 to be linked to it. All the code that I write is in ThisWorkbook.vb and hence acts only on the Excel file linked to the project.

Ideally, I want a script that:

  1. When the user double-clicks, he/she should be allowed to select an Excel file of choice for the actions to be performed on that file.
  2. If the above is not possible, I’d at least like to invoke the VBA script from within an Excel file.

Basically, the VBA code should be independent of any Excel file.

I looked at VBScript, but the syntax for it seems to differ slightly.

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  1. Editorial Team

    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.

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