This will count unique (distinct) entries in the range A1:A10:

=SUMPRODUCT((A1:A10<"")/COUNTIF(A1:A10,A1:A10&""))

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"Vipul Dani" wrote in message
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Hello

We have sum,max,min... etc so why we don,t have function like Distinct
count, which is there in varios apllication like crystal reports
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Vipul C Dani
Assistant Training Manager
Prgati Software Pvt Ltd.

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