count number of letters in a string

[Wiley]

How do I count the number of letters in a string? For example, the number
"W" in this string "WWWEEERRRWWDDR" is 5.

 

[Peo Sjoblom]

=LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"W",""))

with the string in A1

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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

http://nwexcelsolutions.com

 

[Bob Phillips]

=LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"W",""))

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HTH

Bob Phillips

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[Ron Coderre]

Try this:

With A1 containing WWWEEERRRWWDDR

B1: =LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"W",""))

Does that help?
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Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP