=COUNTA(A1:A10)

will return the count of cells with text or numbers, and also cells containing
error values and cells containing a formula that is returning a result of "".


On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 00:43:01 -0800, "Jaya"
wrote:

jerie

=countif(a1:a200,"""") will return the number of cells containing text
=countif(a1:a200,"0") will return the number of cells containing +numeric

if you combine these two criteria with +, will return both text and +numeric

thanks....jaya

"jerie" wrote:

how can I count all the occupied cells in the same column
if the cells contain text and numbers?
A
row 1 br1
row 2
row 3
row 4 cb2
row 5
row 6
row 7 df6
ect down to row 200.

the answer should be 3 (the number of cells occupied)

please help thanks

rgs jerie