Try these:

To count *only* alpha text:

=COUNTIF(A:A,"?")

To count alpha *and* numeric text:

=COUNTIF(A:A,"*?")
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HTH,

RD
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"Maileen" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have a sheet on which some data are written.
I would like to count how many rows have data. (data = text, not numbers)

something like :

=COUNTIF(range A:A;<"") and it should give me the amount of row where data
are written.

thx,
Maileen