=SUMPRODUCT(--(ISNUMBER(FIND("product",A2:A200))),--(b2:B200=--"2006-08-01"
),--(B2:B200<=--"2006-08-31"))

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HTH

Bob Phillips

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"ermeko" wrote in message
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Hi,
I want to count an "A" column where the column "B" is between a given
date.
The date in column B has a date and a time("dd-mm-yyyy hh:mm:ss"). The
date
arguments in the sumproduct are in the "dd-mm-yyyy" form. The formula
should
find "like products", not the exact match.
Thank you,
ermeko