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Wiley

count number of letters in a string

How do I count the number of letters in a string? For example, the number
"W" in this string "WWWEEERRRWWDDR" is 5.

Peo Sjoblom

count number of letters in a string

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

with the string in A1

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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

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"Wiley" wrote in message
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How do I count the number of letters in a string? For example, the number
"W" in this string "WWWEEERRRWWDDR" is 5.

Bob Phillips

count number of letters in a string

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

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HTH

Bob Phillips

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"Wiley" wrote in message
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How do I count the number of letters in a string? For example, the number
"W" in this string "WWWEEERRRWWDDR" is 5.

Ron Coderre

count number of letters in a string

Try this:

With A1 containing WWWEEERRRWWDDR

B1: =LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"W",""))

Does that help?
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Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP

"Wiley" wrote:

How do I count the number of letters in a string? For example, the number
"W" in this string "WWWEEERRRWWDDR" is 5.

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