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HI,
I have a column with yes/no or blank answers to be reflected in another
column with a 1 for y or n and a blank for a blank answer. I then need a
total for all the 1's in the same column! Sorry if this sounds a bit
gobbledegook. its the best I can do!

Not sure why you need another column, but you could use

=IF(A1="y",1,0)

or the equivalent

=--(A1="y")

(where -- is two minuses together)

To count the number of y's:

=COUNTIF(A:A,"y")

If you're trying to count both y's and n's in the same column, use

=IF(OR(A1="y",A1="n"),1,0)

or

=IF(A1<"",1,0)

or their equivalent

=(A1="y")+(A1="n") and =--(A1<"")


To count y's and n's in the same column.

=COUNTIF(A:A,"y")+COUNTIF(A:A,"n")


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"joolz46" wrote:

HI,
I have a column with yes/no or blank answers to be reflected in another
column with a 1 for y or n and a blank for a blank answer. I then need a
total for all the 1's in the same column! Sorry if this sounds a bit
gobbledegook. its the best I can do!

Assuming the question to be in column A and the response in column B then in
C1
=IF(B1="",0,1)
Copy the formula down the cange of column C to match your range of data.
Sum the range of column C,
=SUM(C1:C100) for example

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Regards
Roger Govier
"joolz46" wrote in message
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HI,
I have a column with yes/no or blank answers to be reflected in another
column with a 1 for y or n and a blank for a blank answer. I then need a
total for all the 1's in the same column! Sorry if this sounds a bit
gobbledegook. its the best I can do!