One way using sum

=SUM(IF(ISERROR(V3:V890="LATE"),0,(F3:F890="J.DOE" )*(V3:V890="LATE")))


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although it would be much better if you could correct the value errors in
V3:V890 and use your original formula




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Regards,


Peo Sjoblom


"Joe Gieder" wrote in message
...
First, thank you in advance for your help.
Can I use SUMPRODUCT to count the number of occurances of a value when
there
are errors in the column I want to count?
Example is I was trying this formula to count the number of times J.Doe
was
late but there are #Value errors in column V3:V890.
=SUMPRODUCT(--(F3:F890="J.DOE"),--(V3:V890="LATE"))
How do I get around this without deleting the formulas in the cells that
have the error because it will change when other data gets filled in.

Thanks for you help
Joe