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A B C
8/1/06 8/1/06 2
8/2/06 8/2/06 1
8/3/06 8/3/06 2
8/3/06
8/1/06

I need a formula to count how many dates in the list are for 8/1, 8/2, etc.
I tried COUNTIF(A1:A5,=b1) and get 0 value
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=COUNTIF(A1:A5,B1)

You don't need the =B1, it is just B1
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A B C
8/1/06 8/1/06 2
8/2/06 8/2/06 1
8/3/06 8/3/06 2
8/3/06
8/1/06

I need a formula to count how many dates in the list are for 8/1, 8/2, etc.
I tried COUNTIF(A1:A5,=b1) and get 0 value

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Hi,

=COUNTIF(A$1:A$5,B1)

should work for you

Thanks

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TMF in MN wrote:
A B C
8/1/06 8/1/06 2
8/2/06 8/2/06 1
8/3/06 8/3/06 2
8/3/06
8/1/06

I need a formula to count how many dates in the list are for 8/1, 8/2, etc.
I tried COUNTIF(A1:A5,=b1) and get 0 value


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