Text Sum

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Guest

I originally posted this in the Excel forum but wanted to throw this in
Access also because I may opt for data import from Excel to Access.

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I need code or a formula to return the amount of times text was found in a
range of cells. The problem is the data in the sheet is inconsistent for
example: StayInSchool, SchoolInitiative, SchoolsagainstDropout, etc. I need
to calculate the amount of times "schoo" or school" is shown in the specified
range. I need to be able to use a contains formula or string instead of <> or
equal to. Because this data comes from several markets, their naming
convention is not uniform. Another option would be Access (or another
application) if you can provide something I can throw into the Builder in
Access that would help also.

The worksheet consists mainly of text but is in Excel for invoicing purposes.
 
Cisse,

In Access, you would use a Query, or a calculated control in the foorter
of a continuous form, or some such approach. The basic concept is...
Abs(Sum([YourField] Like "*schoo*"))
 
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