How can I count the number of times a letter repeats in a string?
 

How can I count the number of times a letter repeats in a string?
 

Wiley,

If your string is in A1 and you are trying to count the occurences of
the letter "a" then:

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

HTH

Steve


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How can I count the number of times a letter repeats in a string?
 

Wiley,

If your string is in A1 and you are trying to count the occurences of
the letter "a" then:

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

HTH

Steve


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How can I count the number of times a letter repeats in a string?
 

See other post.

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