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Is there a way to count the number of digits and/or characters in a cell and
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Try this:

A1 = 12345

=LEN(A1)

Result = 5

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Is there a way to count the number of digits and/or characters in a cell
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that worked perfectly!

"T. Valko" wrote:

Try this:

A1 = 12345

=LEN(A1)

Result = 5

Biff

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Is there a way to count the number of digits and/or characters in a cell
and
return that number?

Thanks




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You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback!

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Thanks

that worked perfectly!

"T. Valko" wrote:

Try this:

A1 = 12345

=LEN(A1)

Result = 5

Biff

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Is there a way to count the number of digits and/or characters in a
cell
and
return that number?

Thanks






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