vb.net - Can an excel file be created/manipulated using Office developer tools? -

my current console application project uses office.interop.excel create , update excel files. project being upgraded , moving new servers office not installed.

i have seen many questions asking creating excel files without office installed , saw many answers use epplus, closedxml etc. curious see whether excel file can created using office developer extensions?
if yes, provide me example?

my current application's code similar below. removed of code , below code not compiled. shown give idea.

imports excel = microsoft.office.interop.excel  public class myexcelclass      private sub export()             dim workbooks excel.workbooks = exc.workbooks             dim myarraylist = getdata() 'records in arraylist         dim workbook excel.workbook = workbooks.add(excel.xlwbatemplate.xlwbatworksheet)          ''one sheet         dim sheets excel.sheets = workbook.worksheets          dim worksheet1 excel.worksheet = ctype(sheets.item(1), excel.worksheet)         if worksheet1 nothing         writelog("error: worksheet1 == null")         exit sub         else         worksheet1.name = "my excel sheet"         end if          ''create 1 sheet         me.createsheet(worksheet1, 1, myarraylist)          ''save spreadsheet!          dim sfilename string = "c:/1.xlsx"         workbook.saveas(sfilename)          try         exc.quit()         exc = nothing         catch ex exception         'ignore         end try     end sub      private sub createsheet(byref sheet excel.worksheet, byval isheetid integer, byval myarraylist arraylist)         sheet             .range("a1:z10000").font.size = 10          '.... more code range set alignment etc.         '.... manipulate arylrecords , modify sheet         end 'with sheet     end sub  end class 

by "offic developer extensions" assume mean vsto , possibly newer javascript apis. these both technologies interacting user inside office application interface. 1) don't work in server environment , 2) require licensed installation of office.

from microsoft/visual studio side office open xml file formats designed creating office documents in server environment , open xml sdk "developer friendly" way it. have performance issues when comes large excel workbooks, however.

i imagine tools mention leverage ooxml file format, although i'm not familiar them.

one place discuss tools , approaches working open xml file formats openxmldeveloper.org.