Can you change the count function seeing formulas in cells as data. This 
makes the function completely useless. I have an array 1000 cells X 500 
cells. I need the count function to check on the number of occurances a 
particular value is exceeded. The data is read into each of these cells by a 
formula.

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Hi,

You could have responded to the 2 answers you have in your other thread. 
COUNT is not a useless formula, it is excellent at what it was designed to do 
and that is COUNT things and you'll get no support for this suggestion.

If your tring to count a particular type of string or number then the 
excellent COUNTIF is maybe what you require and there is a full description 
of how it works in Excel Help, as there is also for COUNT.
-- 
Mike

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introduces the fewest assumptions while still sufficiently answering the 
question.


"robinessex" wrote:

> Can you change the count function seeing formulas in cells as data. This 
> makes the function completely useless. I have an array 1000 cells X 500 
> cells. I need the count function to check on the number of occurances a 
> particular value is exceeded. The data is read into each of these cells by a 
> formula.
> 
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Sounds like maybe you need to be using COUNTIF rather than COUNT e.g.

=COUNTIF(range,">value")

where you substitute for range and value as needed.

This works on numbers directly entered into cells as well as numbers which 
are the result of formulas.

When I tested (Excel 2003), COUNT would also count the number of cells in 
which there are direct entry numbers as well as numbers which are the result 
of formulas.

Regards,

Tom


"robinessex" wrote:

> Can you change the count function seeing formulas in cells as data. This 
> makes the function completely useless. I have an array 1000 cells X 500 
> cells. I need the count function to check on the number of occurances a 
> particular value is exceeded. The data is read into each of these cells by a 
> formula.
> 
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Think COUNTIF is what you're after, not COUNT
Try something like this:
=COUNTIF(D2:F4,">=2")
which returns the number of cells within D2:F4 containing numbers greater 
than or equal to 2. Adapt the range and condition to suit your actuals.
-- 
Max
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"robinessex" wrote:
> Can you change the count function seeing formulas in cells as data. This 
> makes the function completely useless. I have an array 1000 cells X 500 
> cells. I need the count function to check on the number of occurances a 
> particular value is exceeded. The data is read into each of these cells by a 
> formula

>I need the count function to check on the number
>of occurances a particular value is exceeded.

This will count cells that contain a number greater than 100.

=COUNTIF(A1:Z100,">100")

Or, using a cell to hold the criteria...

AB1 = 100

=COUNTIF(A1:Z100,">"&AB1)

-- 
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"robinessex" <robinessex@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
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> Can you change the count function seeing formulas in cells as data. This
> makes the function completely useless. I have an array 1000 cells X 500
> cells. I need the count function to check on the number of occurances a
> particular value is exceeded. The data is read into each of these cells by 
> a
> formula.
>
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> this
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On Sun, 6 Jun 2010 05:52:02 -0700, robinessex
<robinessex@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Can you change the count function seeing formulas in cells as data. This 
>makes the function completely useless. I have an array 1000 cells X 500 
>cells. I need the count function to check on the number of occurances a 
>particular value is exceeded. The data is read into each of these cells by a 
>formula.

Don't use the COUNT function.

=COUNTIF(your_array,">particular_value")

will probably do what you want.

or

=COUNTIF(your_array,">"&cell_ref)

where cell_ref is the address of a cell that contains the value you
wish to see exceeded.