title: Parse text file and create an excel report
body: <p>My application is supposed to parse a text file (relatively easy) and create an excel spreadsheet report. </p>
  
  <p>Should I write a stand alone VB.NET application that saves the excel file, or should I use VSTO? I am unsure if there are any differences in terms of ease of development, usability issues, API functions available, etc.</p>
  
  <p>Are there any other programming languages/interfaces/libraries that will allow me to rapidly develop an involved excel spreadsheet? I am talking about things like functions, graphs, etc.</p>
  
  <p>Thank you</p>