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    How to count consecutive columns

    Dear all,

    Once again I turn to the excellent forum for help with a simple excel problem.

    I have a worksheet in excel 2007. The sheet has several hundred rows, and about 100 columns.
    For each row there are many blank entries.

    i need to know for each row, how many consecutive columns contain data.

    I'm sure this is easy, but I can't think of how to do it simply.

    I've attached a dummy, simplified worksheet to illustrate the problem.

    Thanks,
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    Re: How to count consecutive columns

    Hi,

    In cell N2, write the following:

    =COUNT(B2:M2)

    and paste down.

    Thank you.

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    theabdulrab.

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    Re: How to count consecutive columns

    Maybe this: =SUMPRODUCT(--(B2:M2<>""),--(A2:L2<>""))-(B2<>"")

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    Re: How to count consecutive columns

    Thanks for the quick replies. The sumproduct formula didn't work. It got it right in some rows, but not in others...

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    Re: How to count consecutive columns

    Can you tell us in what did work (or didn't) or we need to guess

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    Re: How to count consecutive columns

    oops, sorry.
    If you apply the formula, the first row value is 5, but there are only a maximum of 3 consecutive columns containing data in that row.

    Thanks,
    A

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    Re: How to count consecutive columns

    Check now...

    Notice that I need to add two columns B and O (and then I left them empty hide them)
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    Re: How to count consecutive columns

    Hi

    Is this Array(Control+Shift+Enter) formula, works for you?

    =MAX(FREQUENCY(IF(B2:M2>=1,COLUMN(B2:M2)),IF(B2:M2<1,COLUMN(B2:M2))))
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    Re: How to count consecutive columns

    It give slightly me different results at the end... Hope at least one solution is good

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    Re: How to count consecutive columns

    Thanks for the quick response.

    This works for the first row, but again there is a problem further down.

    For example, look at the last row: it gives a value of 2, but there are 4 consecutive columns with data in that row.

    Sorry, this is a tricky problem.

    Thanks again,
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    Re: How to count consecutive columns

    Then Fotis solution will work for you.

    I understood this as there are 2 consecutive columns in last row: 1,1 and 1,4,5,1 as 2 pairs of consecutive columns.

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    Re: How to count consecutive columns

    dummy sheet.xlsx

    Hi,

    Does the attached file serve the purpose?

    Thank you.

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    theabdulrab.

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    Re: How to count consecutive columns

    Thanks all. Fotis' solution worked perfectly for me.

    What an excellent forum!

    A

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    Re: How to count consecutive columns

    Glad that you found your solution.

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