Hi,

I'm trying to count the number of entries in a range B2:B1847 that are either
BKROCK
BLACKRCK
BLACKROCK
BLACROCK
BLK RCK
BLKRCK
BLKRK
BLKRO
BLKROCK
(note that these all have numerous strings of differing amounts of numbers on the end so I cannot use a RIGHT function)

The formula I had been using up until now was
=SUMPRODUCT((#other criteria#)*(LEFT(B2:B1847,2)="BL"))
but this returns BLACK RIVER which I don't want to count and doesn't include BKROCK OR BLKRO.

I also tried the following:
=SUMPRODUCT((#other criteria#)*(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("CK",B2:B1847))))
but this counts MAVERICK CAPITAL as well and not BLKRO.

I wondered if I could perhaps combine a SEARCH and OR function as follows
=SUMPRODUCT((#other criteria#)*(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(OR("BKROCK","BLACKRCK" ,"BLACKROCK","BLACROCK","BLK RCK","BLKRCK","BLKRK","BLKRO","BLKROCK"
),B2:B1847))))
but it just returns the value 0.


Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong and if there is another way around it?
Thanks!

On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 4:09:17 AM UTC-5, blivy wrote:
Hi,



I'm trying to count the number of entries in a range B2:B1847 that are

either

BKROCK

BLACKRCK

BLACKROCK

BLACROCK

BLK RCK

BLKRCK

BLKRK

BLKRO

BLKROCK

(note that these all have numerous strings of differing amounts of

numbers on the end so I cannot use a RIGHT function)



The formula I had been using up until now was

=SUMPRODUCT((#other criteria#)*(LEFT(B2:B1847,2)="BL"))

but this returns BLACK RIVER which I don't want to count and doesn't

include BKROCK OR BLKRO.



I also tried the following:

=SUMPRODUCT((#other criteria#)*(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("CK",B2:B1847))))

but this counts MAVERICK CAPITAL as well and not BLKRO.



I wondered if I could perhaps combine a SEARCH and OR function as

follows

=SUMPRODUCT((#other

criteria#)*(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(OR("BKROCK","BLACKRCK" ,"BLACKROCK","BLACROCK","BLK

RCK","BLKRCK","BLKRK","BLKRO","BLKROCK"

),B2:B1847))))

but it just returns the value 0.





Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong and if there is another way around

it?

Thanks!









--

blivy

On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 4:09:17 AM UTC-5, blivy wrote:
Hi,



I'm trying to count the number of entries in a range B2:B1847 that are

either

BKROCK

BLACKRCK

BLACKROCK

BLACROCK

BLK RCK

BLKRCK

BLKRK

BLKRO

BLKROCK

(note that these all have numerous strings of differing amounts of

numbers on the end so I cannot use a RIGHT function)



The formula I had been using up until now was

=SUMPRODUCT((#other criteria#)*(LEFT(B2:B1847,2)="BL"))

but this returns BLACK RIVER which I don't want to count and doesn't

include BKROCK OR BLKRO.



I also tried the following:

=SUMPRODUCT((#other criteria#)*(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("CK",B2:B1847))))

but this counts MAVERICK CAPITAL as well and not BLKRO.



I wondered if I could perhaps combine a SEARCH and OR function as

follows

=SUMPRODUCT((#other

criteria#)*(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(OR("BKROCK","BLACKRCK" ,"BLACKROCK","BLACROCK","BLK

RCK","BLKRCK","BLKRK","BLKRO","BLKROCK"

),B2:B1847))))

but it just returns the value 0.





Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong and if there is another way around

it?

Thanks!









--

blivy

=SUMPRODUCT((#other criteria#)*(LEFT(B2:B1847,2)="BL"))

On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 4:09:17 AM UTC-5, blivy wrote:
Hi,



I'm trying to count the number of entries in a range B2:B1847 that are

either

BKROCK

BLACKRCK

BLACKROCK

BLACROCK

BLK RCK

BLKRCK

BLKRK

BLKRO

BLKROCK

(note that these all have numerous strings of differing amounts of

numbers on the end so I cannot use a RIGHT function)



The formula I had been using up until now was

=SUMPRODUCT((#other criteria#)*(LEFT(B2:B1847,2)="BL"))

but this returns BLACK RIVER which I don't want to count and doesn't

include BKROCK OR BLKRO.



I also tried the following:

=SUMPRODUCT((#other criteria#)*(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("CK",B2:B1847))))

but this counts MAVERICK CAPITAL as well and not BLKRO.



I wondered if I could perhaps combine a SEARCH and OR function as

follows

=SUMPRODUCT((#other

criteria#)*(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(OR("BKROCK","BLACKRCK" ,"BLACKROCK","BLACROCK","BLK

RCK","BLKRCK","BLKRK","BLKRO","BLKROCK"

),B2:B1847))))

but it just returns the value 0.





Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong and if there is another way around

it?

Thanks!









--

blivy
Change this to suit your ACTUAL NAMES using the array { }

=SUMPRODUCT((#other criteria#)*(LEFT(B2:B1847,2)={"BL","b","c"}))

Hi,

Am Tue, 7 Aug 2012 09:09:17 +0000 schrieb blivy:

I wondered if I could perhaps combine a SEARCH and OR function as
follows
=SUMPRODUCT((#other
criteria#)*(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(OR("BKROCK","BLACKRCK" ,"BLACKROCK","BLACROCK","BLK
RCK","BLKRCK","BLKRK","BLKRO","BLKROCK"
),B2:B1847))))
but it just returns the value 0.

try:
=COUNT(SEARCH({"BKROCK","BLACKRCK","BLACKROCK","BL ACROCK","BLKRCK","BLKRK","BLKRO","BLKROCK"},B2:B18 47))
and enter the formula with CRTL+Shift+Enter


Regards
Claus Busch
--
Win XP PRof SP2 / Vista Ultimate SP2
Office 2003 SP2 /2007 Ultimate SP2

On Tue, 7 Aug 2012 09:09:17 +0000, blivy wrote:

Hi,

I'm trying to count the number of entries in a range B2:B1847 that are
either
BKROCK
BLACKRCK
BLACKROCK
BLACROCK
BLK RCK
BLKRCK
BLKRK
BLKRO
BLKROCK
(note that these all have numerous strings of differing amounts of
numbers on the end so I cannot use a RIGHT function)

I assume these strings are only a portion of the cells contents.

If you have a list of the desired substrings in some range, e.g: K1:K9, you can try this formula for a case INsensitive match:

=SUMPRODUCT(COUNTIF($B$2:$B$1847,"*"&$K$1:$K$9&"*" ))