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mickbarry
 
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Default Count function required


Hi all,
Just wondering if there is a function which will count the number of
occurences of a character within a cell.
eg A1 contains "x-ab-c"
I want to know the number of hyphens in that cell (answer 2)

Has anyone come up against this one before?

Regards Mick Barry
Sydney
You don't need a parachute to skydive,
You only need a parachute to skydive twice...


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