blank cell reference in formula

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kateb

I want a formula that says...

If there is no data in column B leave the cell blank, If there is dat
in column B perform a COUNTIF function.

What I am unsure of is the way to reference the blank cells. Can
just use "" ?

What I currently have is

=IF(January!B:B="","",COUNTIF(January!B:B,"*fast*"))

This returns a blank cell even though there is data in column B. Th
answer to the COUNTIF statement is 0 so possibly this is why?! If thi
is the case I would like the cell to read 0!

Help appreciated!

Kate
:confused
 

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