=countif(a:a,""&0)

and

=sumproduct(--(A1:A1000),--(MOD(ROW(A1:A100),2)=1))

Adjust the ranges to match--but you can't use whole columns.

=sumproduct() likes to work with numbers. The -- stuff changes trues and falses
to 1's and 0's.

Bob Phillips explains =sumproduct() in much more detail he
http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.SUMPRODUCT.html

And J.E. McGimpsey has some notes at:
http://mcgimpsey.com/excel/formulae/doubleneg.html



tellis wrote:

I'm trying to get a total count of cells in a column that have a value
greater than 0, and if possible by odd numbered cells, not a total amount but
a total count. any ideas?
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tellis

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Dave Peterson