Try =LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"w",""))
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"Eric" wrote in message
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Does anyone have any suggestions on how to count the char "w" within cell
A1?
For example, in cell A1, waterfall - wc, please ignore the upper / lower
case, I would like to count how many "w" or "W" inside the cell A1.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric