RE: Excel / COUNTA function is not working properly

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John A. Candidi
American European Insurance Group
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vidal, Peter
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 11:22 AM
To: Midrange Topics (midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Subject: Excel / COUNTA function is not working properly

Friends,

I downloaded data from a DB2 file to a spreadsheet. I am trying to use the COUNTA function to detect how many asterisks "*" I have in a column. In this column I am supposed to have asterisks or blanks. I have 1772 rows and when I execute the function, is returning 1772 as the count so I know that the apparent blanks are not really that. How can I improve the function so I can count the number of asterisks only and not count those "invisible strings" I am downloading?

I am using ODBC connections to refresh the data on the spreadsheet automatically, so the downloaded data can be different from time to time.

Thanks in advance,
Peter Vidal
SR Technical Specialist
P: 800-808-1902, x137210

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