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COUNTIF function bug?
Hello, i am having trouble with the countif function. I need to count the
cells which begin with a certain numeric phrase. For example, i want excel to count cells that start with "13". Then i would enter the following code: =COUNTIF(A1:A10;"13*"), but it doesn`t work. It works fine with words but gets in trouble when cells contain numbers. Is it a bug or is there something wrong with the formula? Example: 213 1345 13,34 13.44 1413 It should count cells 2, 3 and 4 because they start with 13. The answer should be 3... Thank You, Raigo Tingas |
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COUNTIF function bug?
In a helper column enter:
=(LEFT(A1,2)="13")*1 and use countif on this column "=1" -- Gary's Student "raigo" wrote: Hello, i am having trouble with the countif function. I need to count the cells which begin with a certain numeric phrase. For example, i want excel to count cells that start with "13". Then i would enter the following code: =COUNTIF(A1:A10;"13*"), but it doesn`t work. It works fine with words but gets in trouble when cells contain numbers. Is it a bug or is there something wrong with the formula? Example: 213 1345 13,34 13.44 1413 It should count cells 2, 3 and 4 because they start with 13. The answer should be 3... Thank You, Raigo Tingas |
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COUNTIF function bug?
Hi!
Try this: =SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(A1:A6,2)="13")) Wildcards can only be used on TEXT. Biff "raigo" wrote in message ... Hello, i am having trouble with the countif function. I need to count the cells which begin with a certain numeric phrase. For example, i want excel to count cells that start with "13". Then i would enter the following code: =COUNTIF(A1:A10;"13*"), but it doesn`t work. It works fine with words but gets in trouble when cells contain numbers. Is it a bug or is there something wrong with the formula? Example: 213 1345 13,34 13.44 1413 It should count cells 2, 3 and 4 because they start with 13. The answer should be 3... Thank You, Raigo Tingas |
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COUNTIF function bug?
Since numbers are stored in binary, 13.25 will not get counted in your
COUNTIF formula. Gary has one answer, here's another EITHER format the range as text before entering the values and use COUNTIF OR in helper column use =TEXT(a1,"0"), copy down column and use COUNTIF on theses values best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme remove caps from email "Gary''s Student" wrote in message ... In a helper column enter: =(LEFT(A1,2)="13")*1 and use countif on this column "=1" -- Gary's Student "raigo" wrote: Hello, i am having trouble with the countif function. I need to count the cells which begin with a certain numeric phrase. For example, i want excel to count cells that start with "13". Then i would enter the following code: =COUNTIF(A1:A10;"13*"), but it doesn`t work. It works fine with words but gets in trouble when cells contain numbers. Is it a bug or is there something wrong with the formula? Example: 213 1345 13,34 13.44 1413 It should count cells 2, 3 and 4 because they start with 13. The answer should be 3... Thank You, Raigo Tingas |
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COUNTIF function bug?
Thank you all for your replies, unfortunately i still cant get it to work :(
It gives me a zero on all of these 3 options. For example: =SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(H2:H1062;2)="17*")) gives a zero. I had to replace "," with ";" as the formula was incorrect if there was "," Any more ideas? Thank You |
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COUNTIF function bug?
=SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(H2:H1062;2)="17*"))
Don't use the wildcard! =SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(H2:H1062;2)="17")) Biff "raigo" wrote in message ... Thank you all for your replies, unfortunately i still cant get it to work :( It gives me a zero on all of these 3 options. For example: =SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(H2:H1062;2)="17*")) gives a zero. I had to replace "," with ";" as the formula was incorrect if there was "," Any more ideas? Thank You |
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