Counting using multiple criteria

Fantastic! I was looking for this same solution. While I do NOT understand
how it works, it works.

I had this issue resolve in 5 minutes with Excel 2007, but we use 2003 at
work, so this helps out a lot. Still don't understand how the '--'
works..... Thanks.

"Toppers" wrote:

See Bob's reply:

=SUMPRODUCT(--(A2:A100="Jan"),--(B2:B100=2006),--(C2:C100="Complete"))

Assumes "Jan" is TEXT not date format

"Rodman" wrote:

Let me be a bit more specific.

A spreadsheet contains the following data:

A B C
Jan 2006 Complete
Jan 2006 Complete
Feb 2006 Hold
Dec 2006 In Progress
.
.
.
Jan 2007 Complete
Jan 2007 Hold

I would like a count (for example): of the number Complete in Jan of 2006.
(i.e., if month (col A) is Jan and year (Col B) is 2006 and status (Col C) is
complete then increment a counter - like ANDing 3 countif functions [i.e.,
countif(a2:a50,"Jan") and countif(b2:b50, "2006") and
countif(c2:c50,"Complete")].

I hope this example bettter expreses the function I am trying to perform.

Thanks In Advance - Again
--
Rodman Veney


"Rodman" wrote:

I am using Excel 2003 and I would like to count the number of cells within a
range thar meet multiple criteria. (Note this function is availiable in 2007
as COUNTIFS).

Can anyone help?
Thanks In Advance
--
Rodman Veney

Still don't understand how the '--' works

See this:

http://xldynamic.com/source/xld.SUMPRODUCT.html

--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Tom" wrote in message
...
Fantastic! I was looking for this same solution. While I do NOT
understand
how it works, it works.

I had this issue resolve in 5 minutes with Excel 2007, but we use 2003 at
work, so this helps out a lot. Still don't understand how the '--'
works..... Thanks.

"Toppers" wrote:

See Bob's reply:

=SUMPRODUCT(--(A2:A100="Jan"),--(B2:B100=2006),--(C2:C100="Complete"))

Assumes "Jan" is TEXT not date format

"Rodman" wrote:

Let me be a bit more specific.

A spreadsheet contains the following data:

A B C
Jan 2006 Complete
Jan 2006 Complete
Feb 2006 Hold
Dec 2006 In Progress
.
.
.
Jan 2007 Complete
Jan 2007 Hold

I would like a count (for example): of the number Complete in Jan of
2006.
(i.e., if month (col A) is Jan and year (Col B) is 2006 and status (Col
C) is
complete then increment a counter - like ANDing 3 countif functions
[i.e.,
countif(a2:a50,"Jan") and countif(b2:b50, "2006") and
countif(c2:c50,"Complete")].

I hope this example bettter expreses the function I am trying to
perform.

Thanks In Advance - Again
--
Rodman Veney


"Rodman" wrote:

I am using Excel 2003 and I would like to count the number of cells
within a
range thar meet multiple criteria. (Note this function is availiable
in 2007
as COUNTIFS).

Can anyone help?
Thanks In Advance
--
Rodman Veney