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"ConstructionGuy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> was does the --- represent? I think this solves my prioblem also!
>
> "Duke Carey" wrote:
>
> > modify as needed to get all your permutations
> >
> > =SUMPRODUCT(--(A1:A1000="GGF"),--(B1:B1000="No"))
> >
> > or, for all 3 columns
> >
> > =SUMPRODUCT(--(A1:A1000="GGF"),--(B1:B1000="No"), --(C1:c1000="Pass"))
> >
> >
> > "George" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm looking to count the number of cells in a column based on the
content in
> > > that cell and the content of another cell.
> > >
> > > Column 1 has three possible values (GGF, CGF, SGF) as text.
> > > Column 2 has two possible values (Yes, No) as text.
> > > Column 3 has two possible values (Pass, Fail) as text.
> > >
> > > I need to be able to make several counts based on the first column,
> > > referencing the other two columns. I'm going to use three different
cells to
> > > display each count to simplify the formulas and to ease reading.
> > >
> > > Could someone please help me work the formula out to count the number
of
> > > cells in column 1 with the value "GGF" when the value of column 2 is
"No".
> > > I'd also like some pointers on how to work out how many cells have
"GGF" and
> > > "Pass"/"Fail".
> > >
> > > The problem I'm hitting at the moment (I think) is that I need to be
> > > flexible (I don't know how many rows are in the column) and using
$C:$C (for
> > > instance) seems to be messing up the count.
> > >
> > > I've tried:
> > >
> > > =COUNT(IF(($C:$C="GGF") & ($G:$G="No), 1, 0))
> > >
> > > but that doesn't seem to cut the mustard so to speak.
> > >
> > > Any pointers would be a great help to someone in need of some brain
soothing
> > > after trying to make Excel do this :-)
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > George
> > >