DCount Formula
This is the Database range.
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Product
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Wattage
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Life Hours
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Brand
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Unit Cost
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Box Quantity
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Boxes In Stock
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Value Of Stock
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Bulb
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200
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3000
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Horizon
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£4.50
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4
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3
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£54.00
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Neon
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100
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2000
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Horizon
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£2.00
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15
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2
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£60.00
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Spot
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60
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£0.00
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Other
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10
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8000
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Sunbeam
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£0.80
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25
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6
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£120.00
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Bulb
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80
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1000
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Horizon
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£0.20
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40
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3
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£24.00
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Spot
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100
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unknown
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Horizon
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£1.25
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10
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4
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£50.00
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Spot
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200
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3000
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Horizon
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£2.50
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15
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1
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£37.50
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Other
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25
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unknown
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Sunbeam
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£0.50
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10
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3
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£15.00
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Bulb
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200
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3000
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Sunbeam
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£5.00
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3
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2
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£30.00
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Neon
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100
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2000
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Sunbeam
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£1.80
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20
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5
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£180.00
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Bulb
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100
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unknown
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Sunbeam
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£0.25
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10
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5
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£12.50
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Bulb
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10
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800
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Horizon
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£0.20
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25
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2
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£10.00
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Bulb
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60
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1000
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Sunbeam
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£0.15
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25
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1
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£3.75
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Bulb
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80
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1000
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Sunbeam
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£0.20
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30
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2
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£12.00
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Bulb
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100
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2000
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Horizon
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£0.80
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10
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5
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£40.00
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Bulb
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40
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1000
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Horizon
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£0.10
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20
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5
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£10.00
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Count the
number of products of a particular Brand which have a Life Hours rating.
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Brand
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These
two cells are the Criteria range.
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Type the brand name :
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Horizon
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The COUNT value of Horizon is :
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=DCOUNT(B3:I19,D3,E23:E24)
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What Does It Do ?
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This
function examines a list of information and counts the values in a specified
column.
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It can
only count values, the text items and blank cells are ignored.
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Syntax
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=DCOUNT(DatabaseRange,FieldName,CriteriaRange)
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The DatabaseRange
is the entire list of information you need to examine, including the
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field
names at the top of the columns.
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The FieldName
is the name, or cell, of the values to Count, such as "Value Of
Stock" or I3.
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The CriteriaRange
is made up of two types of information.
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The first set of information is the name,
or names, of the Fields(s) to be used as the basis
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for selecting the records, such as the
category Brand or Wattage.
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The second set of information is the
actual record, or records, which are to be selected, such
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as Horizon as a brand name, or 100 as the
wattage.
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Formatting
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No
special formatting is needed.
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Examples
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The
count of a particular product, with a specific number of boxes in stock.
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Product
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Boxes In Stock
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Bulb
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5
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The number of products is :
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3
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=DCOUNT(B3:I19,H3,E50:F51)
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This is
the same calculation but using the name "Boxes In Stock" instead of
the cell address.
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3
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=DCOUNT(B3:I19,"Boxes
In Stock",E50:F51)
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The
count of the number of Bulb products
equal to a particular Wattage.
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Product
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Wattage
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Bulb
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100
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The count is :
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2
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=DCOUNT(B3:I19,"Boxes
In Stock",E61:F62)
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The
count of Bulb products between two Wattage values.
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Product
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Wattage
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Wattage
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Bulb
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>=80
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<=100
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The count is :
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4
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=DCOUNT(B3:I19,"Boxes
In Stock",E68:G69)
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