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# of specific characters in a cell?
=len(A1)-len(substitute(A1,"a",""))
will count the number of a's (case sensitive). If you want it case insensitive =len(A1)-len(substitute(lower(A1),"a","")) -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Chris" wrote in message ... is there a formula that will count the number of times a character appears in a single cell? -Chris |
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