Try
=SUMPRODUCT((A1:A10="Smith")*(B1:B10=0)*(B1:B10<" "))

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Jacob Skaria


"slf" wrote:

Need help with a formula to find criteria in one column then count the number
of 0's in another.
Example:

col a col b
smith 2
jones 9
smith 0
rider 4
smith 0
smith 0

need the return for the number of 0's for smith
this would equal 3

using excel2007
help is much appreciated