I am not sure what your colleage is trying to do
but try
exact length = application.worksheetfunction.counta(('Blank'!$A:$ A)-1
counta() is not a VB function

"Birmangirl" wrote:

A colleague is using XL2003 and has used the following formulae as part of a
macro - he's trying to test for non blank cells in a dynamic range:

ExtractLength=(COUNTA('Blank'!$A:$A)-1)

It's causing a Compile Error:Syntax Error

Is this because the formulae as written contains a circular reference? How
best to advise - any help gratefully accepted; macros really aren't my strong
point!

Amanda