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DCOUNT

Counts the cells containing numbers in a column of a Calc 'database' table, in rows which meet specified criteria.

Syntax:

DCOUNT(database_table; field; criteria_table)

where

database_table is a range defining the data to be processed.

field is the column to count. 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 0 to include all columns.

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.

Example:

In this spreadsheet:

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

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

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

returns the number of children who are in the second grade, whose weight has been measured (2). Frank is not included, because his weight is blank (not a number).

See also:

Database functions overview

DCOUNTA function, DSUM function, DPRODUCT function,

DMAX function, DMIN function, DAVERAGE function,

DSTDEV function, DSTDEVP function, DVAR function, DVARP function,

DGET function

COUNT function, COUNTIF function, COUNTBLANK function

Conditional Counting and Summation

Issues:

The exact use of 0 as the field parameter is unclear, both in operation and in compatibility (issue 84168)