Hi,

Am Sat, 11 Aug 2012 03:38:23 +0000 schrieb old coach:

col a col b answer
3sha000011 0124 3sha & 0 =1
3sha000012 2336 3sha & 2 =1
4sha000013 0495 4sha & 0 =2
4sha000002 0113

if col a begins with 4sha and col b begins with 0 count
answer 2

if you use xl 2007 0r 2010 then:
=COUNTIFS(A2:A5,"4sha*",B2:B5,"0*")
for earlier versions:
=SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(A2:A5,4)="4sha"),--(LEFT(B2:B5,1)="0"))


Regards
Claus Busch
--
Win XP PRof SP2 / Vista Ultimate SP2
Office 2003 SP2 /2007 Ultimate SP2