=COUNTIF(H4:H108, "*RDS*")


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HTH

Bob

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"rob w" <rob wrote in message
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i want to count the number of cells in a column that contain the text
string
RDS. however there is also other text in the cells. i've tried
COUNTIF(H4:H108, "RDS"). but it returns 0 presumably as the cells contains
other text. how do i do this ? many thanks in advance.