To *exclude* nulls, try this:

=COUNTIF(C6:C625,"*?")
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HTH,

RD
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"RagDyeR" wrote in message
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You say the *formula* reads 2 *more* items than actually exist,
BUT,
You also say that the formula reads 578 ... where the list contains 580 (2
*less*).

So ... which is it?

BTW, "*" will return text cells (alpha and numeric), and *also* nulls (zero
length strings) that you could have returned from formulas in those polled
cells (C6:C625), which, are of course, not visible.
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RD
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"robert145" wrote
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I have a simple inventory form with headings and a few simple formulas.
The problem is this. One formula is the following =COUNTIF(C6:C625,"*")
indicating Total Items for that column. The the problem is that if I
look at the end of the actual column, the number is different. Right
now the "formula" reads 578 Items, but if I look at the last item in
the column, it says 580. It always reads 2 more items than actually
exists.


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