I dont know how to create a new solution fileUse File >> New Project. Add a module with a few comment lines, and a function/sub or two, then see what happens.
Can someone just create a small solutiin file in test if the line of code metric will include the commentsThis is the trouble with volunteer communities - YOU don't have the time to do it, but you expect US to stop what we're doing and do your job for you.
https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/625710/Line-Counting-Trickery-within-Visual-Studio