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The LEN functions counts letters, numbers, characters and all spaces, but is there a function that counts just letters? I can't find it.
The LEN functions counts letters, numbers, characters and all spaces, but is there a function that counts just letters? I can't find it.
Last edited by AliGW; 10-28-2021 at 07:18 AM. Reason: Title changed - please think more carefully about your thread titles in future!
No, there is no such function, but it can be simulated.
There are instructions at the top of the page explaining how to attach your sample workbook.
A good sample workbook has just 10-20 rows of representative data. It also has expected results mocked up, relevant cells highlighted and a few explanatory notes.
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You can use the CHAR/CODE functions and the fact that the alphabet has the values 65-90 (capital letters) and 97-122 (small letters).
Hi,
if there is no solution in formulas then maybe go for a User Defined Formula
Put this code in a module and use the UDF_CountNumerics or UDF_CountAlphabetics functions to get the count you want
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Please be as complete as possible in your asking so it may save use all the time to rework the solution because you didn't give all the requirements. If you have a layout in mind please work it out first so we can adapt our solution to it. Thanks.
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however the set {0;65;91;97;123} could be bigger in the case of use Cyrillic letters and for unicode letters the formula must changed.
Another way:
COUNT(SEARCH(MID(A1,ROW($A$1:INDEX($A:$A,LEN(A1))),1),"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"))
Enter with Ctrl+Shift+Enter.
or (365):
=COUNT(SEARCH(MID(A1,SEQUENCE(LEN(A1)),1),"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"))
One UDF for alphabetics and numerics
=jec(A1,0) for lettersPlease Login or Register to view this content.
=jec(A1,1) for numbers
Last edited by JEC.; 10-30-2021 at 04:54 AM.
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