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Jack Sons wrote:

Hi all,

More than 24 hours ago I posted a question in the thread Text formula, but
it seems not to arrive. Therefore I repeat my question he

R,

Thank you very much, it indeed works for D5:D16 , also for D5:E16 (what I
was looking for, more that one dimension).

What also works to check if "apple", "pear", "cherry"; "coconut" and
"apricot" each occur at least once in a given range is

=COUNT(MATCH({"apple", "pear", "cherry"; "coconut","apricot"},D5:D16,0))=5
but
=COUNT(MATCH({"apple", "pear", "cherry"; "coconut","apricot"},D5:E16,0))=5
does not work.

I got stuck with this problem, why does it work for a one column range but
not for a two column range? I really want it solved, also because the
list or array way (how should I call it?), with {......} is so elegant and
easier to use.

Can you or anybody out there in this august newsgroup help (and explain)?

Jack.

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Dave Peterson