COUNTIF Return 3.1 not 3.10
Here is my problem.
I am trying to make a spreadsheet that is going to be imported by another program. And I need to have the formula keep count of the number of times something has been selected above.
Here is what I am doing. I am using a VLOOKUP to find the Value Column. Then I am using a COUNTIF to Total # of time occurances in the column.
Then using CONCATENATE to Produce Value Displayed
Group Value Total # Correct Value Value Displayed
Plate-Carbon 3.1 1 1 3.1.1
Plate-Carbon 3.1 2 2 3.1.2
MISC. 3.10 3 1 3.10.1
The Issue I am having is that COUNTIF is counting 3.10 as 3.1
I can't change the the number to be decimial based because I need 3.1 and 3.10.
I am trying to make a spreadsheet that is going to be imported by another program. And I need to have the formula keep count of the number of times something has been selected above.
Here is what I am doing. I am using a VLOOKUP to find the Value Column. Then I am using a COUNTIF to Total # of time occurances in the column.
Then using CONCATENATE to Produce Value Displayed
Group Value Total # Correct Value Value Displayed
Plate-Carbon 3.1 1 1 3.1.1
Plate-Carbon 3.1 2 2 3.1.2
MISC. 3.10 3 1 3.10.1
The Issue I am having is that COUNTIF is counting 3.10 as 3.1
I can't change the the number to be decimial based because I need 3.1 and 3.10.
Typically COUNTIF treats text and numbers the same so 3.10 = 3.1 even if the former is text. Assuming your data is text (which it will be if produced by concatenation) then try SUMPRODUCT instead e.g. to count 3.10 in B2:B10
=SUMPRODUCT((B2:B10="3.10"
=SUMPRODUCT((B2:B10="3.10"
ASKER
I can't use 3.10 within the formula since I need to return the total count based on different values in the formula.
I attached the file that shows the issue
=COUNTIF($J$1:J2,J2)
Plate-Carbon 3.1 1 CYLINDER
Plate-Carbon 3.1 2 HEADS 1&2
MISC. 3.10 3 NOZ A
Example-Experts.xlsx
I attached the file that shows the issue
=COUNTIF($J$1:J2,J2)
Plate-Carbon 3.1 1 CYLINDER
Plate-Carbon 3.1 2 HEADS 1&2
MISC. 3.10 3 NOZ A
Example-Experts.xlsx
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Thank you. That was it
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