countifs help

[Barto]

Hi,

I'm trying to do a "countifs" formula that has to meet a few criteria and there is one criteria I'm not sure how to write (the other criteria are straight forward)

the criteria is if I find certain text in a cell but the text could be anywhere in the cell... at the start at the end in the middle..

For example if I'm looking for "VEA 01" how do I get it to count it if is appears somewhere in the cell

Example cell 1 = "VEA 05 VEA 03 VEA 01"
Example cell 2 = "VEA 01 VEA 06 VEA 04"
Example cell 3 = "VEA 05 VEA 01 VEA 04"
Example cell 4 = "VEA 05 VEA 01"
Example cell 5 = "VEA 01"

In all of the above examples VEA 01 has appeared somewhere in the cell so I want it counted..

 

[FDibbins]

maybe include this in your main formula...
ISNUMBER(search("*VEA 01*",A1,1)

 

[johnmpl]

Hi!

If you have the data in A1:A5, you can use this formula:

=COUNTIF(A1:A5,"*VEA 01*")

Blessings!

 

[Michael M]

Try

Excel 2010
	A
1	VEA 05 VEA 03 VEA 01
2	Bob
3	VEA 05 VEA 03 VEA 03
4	bob
5	Bob
6	VEA 05 VEA 03 VEA 06
7	VEA 05 VEA 03 VEA 07
8	Bob
9	VEA 05 VEA 03 VEA 09
10	VEA 05 VEA 03 VEA 10
11	Bob
12	Bob
13
14	6
Sheet2

Cell Formulas
Range	Formula
A14	=COUNTIF(A1:A12,"*VEA 05*")

 

[Barto]

What if "VEA 05" was in a cell say g2? I tried =COUNTIF(A1:A12,"*"&g2&"*") but this only works if VEA 05 appears in the middle of the cell somewhere?

Try

Excel 2010

	A
1	VEA 05 VEA 03 VEA 01
2	Bob
3	VEA 05 VEA 03 VEA 03
4	bob
5	Bob
6	VEA 05 VEA 03 VEA 06
7	VEA 05 VEA 03 VEA 07
8	Bob
9	VEA 05 VEA 03 VEA 09
10	VEA 05 VEA 03 VEA 10
11	Bob
12	Bob
13
14	6

<colgroup><col style="width: 25pxpx"><col></colgroup><thead>
</thead><tbody>
</tbody>

Sheet2​

Worksheet Formulas Cell Formula A14 =COUNTIF(A1:A12,"*VEA 05*") <thead> </thead><tbody> </tbody>

<tbody>
</tbody>

 

[alansidman]

Assume your data is in column A, and Column B is currently blank, then this VBA solution should work.

Option Explicit


Sub foo()
Dim lr As Long
lr = Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row
Dim i As Long
Dim tot As Long


For i = 1 To lr
If Range("A" & i) Like "*VEA 01*" Then
Range("B" & i) = 1
End If
Next i




tot = WorksheetFunction.Sum(Range("B1:B" & lr))
MsgBox ("Total VEA 01 =" & tot)


End Sub

 

[Barto]

To put more context be the VEA outcomes column shows how it populates each cell

and the first and second columns show the various outcomes and what the counts should equal

Outcome	Count should equal			VEA CALL OUTCOMES
VEA 01 - jump	2			VEA 01 - jump;VEA 04 -how to do itj;VEA 05 - over there;VEA 17 - check
VEA 02 - due cause	4			VEA 04A - now;VEA 08 - entry level
VEA 04 -how to do itj	1			VEA 02 - due cause
VEA 04A - now	2			VEA 02 - due cause
VEA 05 - over there;VEA 17 - check	1			VEA 29 - PV - Party Apps;VEA 33 - I/S & O/S General
VEA 08 - entry level	1			VEA 02 - due cause;VEA 04A - now
VEA 09 - Enrolment - Check	1			VEA 01 - jump;VEA 09 - Enrolment - Check
VEA 17 - check	1			VEA 02 - due cause
VEA 29 - PV - Party Apps	1
VEA 33 - I/S & O/S General	1

<colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><tbody>
</tbody>

 

[Barto]

with corection

To put more context be the VEA outcomes column shows how it populates each cell

and the first and second columns show the various outcomes and what the counts should equal

Outcome	Count should equal			VEA CALL OUTCOMES
VEA 01 - jump	2			VEA 01 - jump;VEA 04 -how to do itj;VEA 05 - over there;VEA 17 - check
VEA 02 - due cause	4			VEA 04A - now;VEA 08 - entry level
VEA 04 -how to do itj	1			VEA 02 - due cause
VEA 04A - now	2			VEA 02 - due cause
VEA 05 - over there	1			VEA 29 - PV - Party Apps;VEA 33 - I/S & O/S General
VEA 08 - entry level	1			VEA 02 - due cause;VEA 04A - now
VEA 09 - Enrolment - Check	1			VEA 01 - jump;VEA 09 - Enrolment - Check
VEA 17 - check	1			VEA 02 - due cause
VEA 29 - PV - Party Apps	1
VEA 33 - I/S & O/S General	1

<TBODY>
</TBODY>

 

[Michael M]

Try

=COUNTIF(A1:A12,"*"&G2&"*")

 

[Michael M]

Try

Excel 2010
	A	B	C	D	E
1	Outcome	Count should equal			VEA CALL OUTCOMES
2	VEA 01 - jump	2			VEA 01 - jump;VEA 04 -how to do itj;VEA 05 - over there;VEA 17 - check
3	VEA 02 - due cause	4			VEA 04A - now;VEA 08 - entry level
4	VEA 04 -how to do itj	1			VEA 02 - due cause
5	VEA 04A - now	2			VEA 02 - due cause
6	VEA 05 - over there	1			VEA 29 - PV - Party Apps;VEA 33 - I/S & O/S General
7	VEA 08 - entry level	1			VEA 02 - due cause;VEA 04A - now
8	VEA 09 - Enrolment - Check	1			VEA 01 - jump;VEA 09 - Enrolment - Check
9	VEA 17 - check	1			VEA 02 - due cause
10	VEA 29 - PV - Party Apps	1
11	VEA 33 - I/S & O/S General	1
Sheet3

Cell Formulas
Range	Formula
B2	=COUNTIF($E$2:$E$11,"*"&A2&"*")
B3	=COUNTIF($E$2:$E$11,"*"&A3&"*")
B4	=COUNTIF($E$2:$E$11,"*"&A4&"*")
B5	=COUNTIF($E$2:$E$11,"*"&A5&"*")
B6	=COUNTIF($E$2:$E$11,"*"&A6&"*")
B7	=COUNTIF($E$2:$E$11,"*"&A7&"*")
B8	=COUNTIF($E$2:$E$11,"*"&A8&"*")
B9	=COUNTIF($E$2:$E$11,"*"&A9&"*")
B10	=COUNTIF($E$2:$E$11,"*"&A10&"*")
B11	=COUNTIF($E$2:$E$11,"*"&A11&"*")