Count occurrence of character within a cell

[Guest]

I would like to count the number of a particular character within a cell. In
the cell are store numbers/names separated by the | character. The store
number/name represents a stop that the truck made. There is always one more
| character than stops. An example is: PER | R7 | PER is one stop at R7.
Another example is: BAK | 80 | 42 | BAK is 2 stops- one at 80 and one at 42.
Yes there is a space before and after the | character and PER or BAK is where
the truck started and ended. Thank you for any help.

 

[Bernard Liengme]

Not sure from message what to count.
This =LEN(A2)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A2,"|","")) counts number of | charters in A2's
value
So =LEN(A2)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A2,"|","")) -1 counts stops?
best wishes

 

[Guest]

Bernard,
Thank you. It works and "|" is the correct character.
Kelli