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Revision as of 16:44, 22 January 2024


DCOUNTA

Counts the non-empty cells in a column of a Calc 'database' table, in rows which meet specified criteria.


Syntax:

DCOUNTA(database_table; field; criteria_table)

where

database_table is a range defining the data to be processed.
field is an optional column, whose alphanumeric (ie. non-empty) cells are counted if their row matches the criteria. It may be a column number (1 is the first column of the database table, 2 is the second ...), or a column header (enclosed in quotation marks ””), or a cell referring to a column header. If absent or 0, then the cell contents are ignored, and all rows matching the criteria are counted.
criteria_table is a range containing criteria, to select which rows of the database_table to count.


The * Database functions overview fully describes the use of these parameters.


DCOUNTA counts non-empty cells, that is those cells containing numbers, text, TRUE/FALSE or errors.


Example:

In this spreadsheet:

  A B C D E
1 Name Grade Age Distance to School Weight
2 Andy 3 9 150 40
3 Betty 4 10 1000  
4 Charles 3 10 300 no
5 Daniel 5 11 1200 48
6 Eva 2 8 650 33
7 Frank 2 7 300  
8 Greta 1 7 200 36
9 Harry 3 9 1200 44
10 Irene 2 8 1000 no
11          
12          
13 Name Grade Age Distance to School Weight
14   2      


DCOUNTA(A1:E10; 0; A13:E14)

returns the number of children who are in the second grade (3).

DCOUNTA(A1:E10; 5; A13:E14)

returns the number of children who are in the second grade, whose weight has either been measured or marked as "no" (1). Frank is not included, because his weight is blank. Irene is included, because her weight is marked as "no", which is text.

DCOUNTA(A1:E10; E1; A13:E14)

also returns the number of children in the second grade whose weight has either been measured or marked as "no" (1).



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