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February 23rd, 2006, 12:02 AM
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Count Occurances of String in a Column?
I need to count the occurrence of a string that would be contained in text in a column.
For example, in column J, starting at cell 1, J 1 x1 x4 2 x1 x2 x3 3 x2 x5 4 x3 x4 x6 (For example, cell J1 equals the text string "x1 x4".) So, the answer to the number of times the string ''x4' occurs in J1:J4 is 2. Is it even possible for this type of counting to be performed with an Excel formula? How??? Thanks, -Bill. 
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February 23rd, 2006, 12:10 AM
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Count Occurances of String in a Column?
Bill,
Use the COUNTIF function. E.g, =COUNTIF(J1:J4,"*x4*") -- Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft MVP - Excel Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com "Bill" wrote in message ... I need to count the occurrence of a string that would be contained in text in a column. For example, in column J, starting at cell 1, J 1 x1 x4 2 x1 x2 x3 3 x2 x5 4 x3 x4 x6 (For example, cell J1 equals the text string "x1 x4".) So, the answer to the number of times the string ''x4' occurs in J1:J4 is 2. Is it even possible for this type of counting to be performed with an Excel formula? How??? Thanks, -Bill.
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February 23rd, 2006, 12:22 AM
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Count Occurances of String in a Column?
WOW, wildcards! Never knew Excel had 'em! This is gonna change LOTS of things for me...
How can I get it to work if, for example, x4 is in a table cell? ex: if cell D3 = x4 (I can't get "*D3*" to work) THANKS!!!! Bill "Chip Pearson" wrote in message... Bill, Use the COUNTIF function. E.g, =COUNTIF(J1:J4,"*x4*") -- Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft MVP - Excel Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com "Bill" wrote in message ... I need to count the occurrence of a string that would be contained in text in a column. For example, in column J, starting at cell 1, J 1 x1 x4 2 x1 x2 x3 3 x2 x5 4 x3 x4 x6 (For example, cell J1 equals the text string "x1 x4".) So, the answer to the number of times the string ''x4' occurs in J1:J4 is 2. Is it even possible for this type of counting to be performed with an Excel formula? How??? Thanks, -Bill.
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February 23rd, 2006, 12:26 AM
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Count Occurances of String in a Column?
Bill,
Try =COUNTIF(J1:J4,"*"&D3&"*") -- Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft MVP - Excel Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com "Bill" wrote in message ... WOW, wildcards! Never knew Excel had 'em! This is gonna change LOTS of things for me... How can I get it to work if, for example, x4 is in a table cell? ex: if cell D3 = x4 (I can't get "*D3*" to work) THANKS!!!! Bill "Chip Pearson" wrote in message... Bill, Use the COUNTIF function. E.g, =COUNTIF(J1:J4,"*x4*") -- Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft MVP - Excel Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com "Bill" wrote in message ... I need to count the occurrence of a string that would be contained in text in a column. For example, in column J, starting at cell 1, J 1 x1 x4 2 x1 x2 x3 3 x2 x5 4 x3 x4 x6 (For example, cell J1 equals the text string "x1 x4".) So, the answer to the number of times the string ''x4' occurs in J1:J4 is 2. Is it even possible for this type of counting to be performed with an Excel formula? How??? Thanks, -Bill.
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February 23rd, 2006, 12:30 AM
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Count Occurances of String in a Column?
Yep, just figured that out.
Thanks, Chip, you saved my butt, Bill. "Chip Pearson" wrote in message .. . Bill, Try =COUNTIF(J1:J4,"*"&D3&"*") -- Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft MVP - Excel Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com "Bill" wrote in message ... WOW, wildcards! Never knew Excel had 'em! This is gonna change LOTS of things for me... How can I get it to work if, for example, x4 is in a table cell? ex: if cell D3 = x4 (I can't get "*D3*" to work) THANKS!!!! Bill "Chip Pearson" wrote in message... Bill, Use the COUNTIF function. E.g, =COUNTIF(J1:J4,"*x4*") -- Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft MVP - Excel Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com "Bill" wrote in message ... I need to count the occurrence of a string that would be contained in text in a column. For example, in column J, starting at cell 1, J 1 x1 x4 2 x1 x2 x3 3 x2 x5 4 x3 x4 x6 (For example, cell J1 equals the text string "x1 x4".) So, the answer to the number of times the string ''x4' occurs in J1:J4 is 2. Is it even possible for this type of counting to be performed with an Excel formula? How??? Thanks, -Bill.
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