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CountIfs function to call in formula

I have a function for a countif. It is:

Function myCountIf(rng As Range, criteria) As Long
Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
If ws.Name <> "Metrics" And ws.Name <> "TFSData" Then
myCountIf = myCountIf + WorksheetFunction.CountIf(ws.Range(rng.Address), criteria)
End If
Next ws
End Function

I have a spreadsheet that has a formula in one cell. I call this function by: =myCountIf(B:B,A15). This will go to every sheet in the workbook that is not in the If clause, and get the values that match the value in A15. I need a countifs function. I want the formula to go through each sheet not listed in the If clause, look for the value in column B that matches the A15 cell value of the current sheet And then count the value in the H column of that row.

I tried changing the function myCountifs line in the following way but it did not work:

myCountIfs = myCountIfs + WorksheetFunction.CountIfs(ws.Range(rng.Address), criteria, ws.Range(rng.Address), criteria)

I called it by writing: -myCountIfs(B:B,A15,H:H,"1")

I get the #VALUE! in the cell. Anyone know what is wrong with it?

Glenn Ray

Quick answer:
Your function only as two arguments - a range and criteria. Your new function needs to have the option for more, plus it has a different name (plural).

This is just a tweak of your original function; not tested:

Function myCountIfs(rng As Range, criteria As Variant, Optional rng2 As Range, Optional Criteria2 As Variant) As Long
      Dim ws As Worksheet

      For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
          If ws.Name <> "Metrics" And ws.Name <> "TFSData" Then
              myCountIfs = myCountIfs + WorksheetFunction.CountIfs(ws.Range(rng.Address), criteria, (w2.Range(rng2.Address), Criteria2)
          End If
      Next ws
End Function

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Regards,
-Glenn

Kathtg

ASKER

Thanks, unfortunately that didn't work for me either. I added a parenthesis to the end, and then played with variations to no avail. I still get the #NAME.

I was able to get this working in the formula - where I named the spreadsheets directly:
COUNTIFS(James!B:B,A20,James!H:H,"1")+COUNTIFS(Michael!B:B,A20,Michael!H:H,"1")+COUNTIFS(Komal!B:B,A20,Komal!H:H,"1")+COUNTIFS(Trina!B:B,A20,Trina!H:H,"1")

I'm going to try a variation with this in VBA, maybe I'll have better luck. I'll post if it works.

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Kathtg

ASKER

Thanks. I selected it from the function dropdownlist so I know I typed it correctly. My excel has been having weird problems - like my copy,paste stopped working, etc). Let me try a brand new workbook.

Kathtg

ASKER

Workbook change didn't help but I ended up removing the myCountIfs and changing the information in myCountIf to match. It worked!

Here is the final:
Function myCountIf(rng As Range, criteria, rng2 As Range, criteria2 As Variant) As Long
Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
If ws.Name <> "Metrics" And ws.Name <> "TFSData" And ws.Name <> "TFSBugs" Then
myCountIf = myCountIf + WorksheetFunction.CountIfs(ws.Range(rng.Address), criteria, ws.Range(rng2.Address), criteria2)
End If
Next ws
End Function

Thank you thank you!!

Glenn Ray

You're welcome x 2. You really were on the right track; I just nudged you a bit.