=COLUMN()-COLUMN($G$5)+1 {for inclusive column count}
=COLUMN()-COLUMN($G$5) {excludes the column with the formula}

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Steve

"NDBC" wrote in message
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I have a row of data that may have some blank cells in it. Is there a way
to
count the number of cells (including blanks) between say G5 and the
rightmost
cell with data in it using spreadsheet formulas, not vba code.

Thanks