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Counting unique instances of a text string
Is it possible to count unique instances of a text string
In column A (200+ entries) I have a list of Stores and Regions and want a formula to count the number of regions Region A Store X Region B Store Y Region A Store X Region C So in the simplified example above the count of unique regions would be 3 |
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Counting unique instances of a text string
Hi Paul,
Am Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:04:58 +0000 schrieb Paul S: Is it possible to count unique instances of a text string In column A (200+ entries) I have a list of Stores and Regions and want a formula to count the number of regions Region A Store X Region B Store Y Region A Store X Region C try: =SUMPRODUCT((LEFT(A1:A300,6)="Region")/COUNTIF(A1:A300,A1:A300&"")) Regards Claus Busch -- Win XP PRof SP2 / Vista Ultimate SP2 Office 2003 SP2 /2007 Ultimate SP2 |
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