Use following (not Array) formula:
=COUNTIF(B10:B21,"")

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"Bruce" a écrit dans le message de news:
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My Range contains text values. The blanks are not really blank but rather
"".
I would like to count if < to "" as an array formula but I get zero. See
below (n.b have done ctrl+shift+enter)

=COUNT(IF($B$10:$B$21<"""",$B$10:$B$21))

Bruce