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Old June 6th, 2010, 11:54 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
robinessex
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Default Count function seeing formulas as data

How can you get around the count function seeing formulas in any cell
referenced as data?
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Old June 6th, 2010, 12:51 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Bob Phillips[_3_]
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Default Count function seeing formulas as data

I don't think COUNT will, COUNT yes, but not COUNT unless it returns a
number.

Give an example.

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How can you get around the count function seeing formulas in any cell
referenced as data?



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Old June 6th, 2010, 12:59 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Mike H
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Default Count function seeing formulas as data

Hi,

I don't understand the question. Perhaps if you tell us what you are trying
to count and the types of data in the cells being counted someone will help.
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"robinessex" wrote:

How can you get around the count function seeing formulas in any cell
referenced as data?

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Old June 6th, 2010, 01:40 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Dave Peterson
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Default Count function seeing formulas as data

I'm sure Bob meant =CountA() will count cells with formulas.

=Count() will count cells with formulas if the formulas evaluate to a number.

Bob Phillips wrote:

I don't think COUNT will, COUNT yes, but not COUNT unless it returns a
number.

Give an example.

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HTH

Bob

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How can you get around the count function seeing formulas in any cell
referenced as data?


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Old June 6th, 2010, 04:10 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Ron Rosenfeld[_2_]
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Default Count function seeing formulas as data

On Sun, 6 Jun 2010 03:54:03 -0700, robinessex
wrote:

How can you get around the count function seeing formulas in any cell
referenced as data?


You misunderstand the COUNT function. It only sees "formulas" as data
if the formula returns a numeric value.

If you could be more specific as to what you are trying to do, you
might get some useful advice.
 




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