Thanks guys this helps. Just one last question.

In my criteria, I want to include anything that begins with "RA" or ends
"O", so does the "RA*" or "*O" function work with sumproduct?

basically my criteria is start date, end date, if RA and if O. All these
are stored in seperate columns.

"PCLIVE" wrote:

=SUMPRODUCT(--(A2:A100=Z1),--(B2:B100<=Z2),--(C2:C100="x")+(D2:D100="x"))

Again, Z1 is the start date you want to check against and Z2 is the end
date. Adjust as necessary.

HTH,
Paul

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"K" wrote in message
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Basically for I want to count all values in columns c-d only if the start
and
end date for that in the corresponding row match my cirteria

example

column a column B column C Colum D

start date end date factory 1 Factory
2
6/1/08 6/30/08 x
x
7/1/08 7/2/08
x
6/1/08 6/2/08 x

So i want a total count columns c and d only if the start date =6/1/08
and
<=6/30/08.

so the answer I want is 3.


"T. Valko" wrote:

I want to count the data in range c-h

What *exactly* do you want to count?

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"K" wrote in message
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hey guys please help me out.

I have a flat file that has start date in column a, and end date in
column
b
and data in columns c - h. I want to count the data in range c-h but
only
if
the start and end dates in column a and b are within a certain date
parameter.

I have read differnt answers here using countif and also sumproduct but
I'm
not sure what the argument should be or the syntax.

could you please help out?