Mike,
Thank you -
I had the "Sumproduct" but was unable to finish it. The * never occurred to
me.


"Mike H" wrote:

Try this

=SUMPRODUCT((A1:A6="Smith")*(B1:B6=0))

Mike

"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