I've seen several discussions regarding a formula to count number of times the letter "x" appears in a "column". What if I have varying number of "X's" in a "cell", i.e. "XX" in C1, "XXX" in C2, "X" in C3, and "XXXXXX" in C4 - I want to have a total of that column that would indicate 9 "X's" in that column. Is there a formula/function for that?
XX
XXX
X
XXXXXX
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Last edited by bwing; 07-05-2012 at 03:40 PM.
If all you have is "X's" or blanks, then try:
=SUMPRODUCT(--(LEN(C1:C4)))
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Hi bwing,
This assumes that if there's one X then they're all x's:
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The "SUMPRODUCT(--(LEN(C1:C4))) suggestion did exactly what I wanted - thanks.
Last edited by bwing; 07-05-2012 at 04:03 PM.
They are two different outcomes... which was the one that worked for you?
The "SUMPRODUCT(--(LEN(C1:C4))) suggestion did exactly what I wanted - thanks
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