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Dear expert,

Is it possible to count "," in a cell please?

I used this ... but does not work

=COUNTIF(FO93,",")

Say below ... can it be solved?
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Default Count "," in a cell

Try
=LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,",",))

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"Elton Law" wrote:

Dear expert,

Is it possible to count "," in a cell please?

I used this ... but does not work

=COUNTIF(FO93,",")

Say below ... can it be solved?
2,5,3
22,25,5
5,2,3,4



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Default Count "," in a cell

Try this€¦

=LEN(FO93)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(FO93,",",""))

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"Elton Law" wrote:

Dear expert,

Is it possible to count "," in a cell please?

I used this ... but does not work

=COUNTIF(FO93,",")

Say below ... can it be solved?
2,5,3
22,25,5
5,2,3,4



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