Does this work for you:

=SUM(COUNTIF(A1:A5,{"*abcd, abcf*","*abcf,abcd*"}))

Assuming there is *no* possibility of there being:

"abcd, abcg, abcf"

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HTH,

RD

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"cjlatta" wrote in message
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(Using Excel2003/WinXP) I am trying to count the number of times 2 values
are in a cell. The string may contain the values ",abcd, abcf," or
",abcf,
abcd," The other part that's stumping me is the string could be ",abcd,
abcf, abcg," (or longer). I am wanting to know the number of times the
cell
contains "abcd" and "abcf" no matter what order it's in. I will try to
show
an example below:

Values
1,abcd,
2 ,abcd, abcf,
3 ,abcd, abcf, abcg,
4 ,abcd, abcg,
5 ,abcf, abcd,

I would want to include cell 2, cell 3, and cell 5 in my count, but not 1
or
4. Can I do this?
Any help greatly appreciated.