COUNTSUBSTRING

Returns the number of times a substring occurs in a cell.

Remarks

* For instructions on how to add a function to a workbook refer to the page under Inserting Functions
* Formula Count cells that begin with
* Formula Count cells that end with
* Formula Count cells that contain 1 text string
* Formula Count cells that contain 2 text strings
* Formula Count cells that do not contain a text string
link formulas - count-substring-occurrences
link formulas - count specific words
'* '=(LEN(text)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(text,substring,"")))/LEN(subtring)
* The equivalent JavaScript function is COUNTSUBSTRING

Public Function COUNTSUBSTRING( _ 
            ByVal sText As String, _ 
            ByVal sSubString As String, _ 
            Optional ByVal bCaseSensitive As Boolean = True) As Integer 

Dim itotalcells As Integer 
   
   If (bCaseSensitive = True) Then 
      itotalcells = UBound(VBA.Split(UCase(sText), UCase(sSubString))) 
   End If 
   
   If (bCaseSensitive = False) Then 
      itotalcells = UBound(VBA.Split(sText, sSubString)) 
   End If 
   
   COUNTSUBSTRING = itotalcells 
End Function 

COUNTSUBSTRING_ACROSSCELLS