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Asked: 2026-05-29T23:13:06+00:00

Does the ‘ * ‘ symbol in a text string mean that there can

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Does the ‘ * ‘ symbol in a text string mean that there can be any characters in the string in the place of ‘ * ‘? For some reason it doesn’t work in the following code:

=COUNTIF(Workbook1!I2:I5000;"2012.01*")

Is there an alternative way to achieve what I need?

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  1. Editorial Team

    If you are matching strings then this is fine
    =COUNTIF(Workbook1!I2:I5000;"2012.01*")

    If you are matching against numbers then your formula above wont work try this instead
    =COUNTIF(Workbook1!I2:I5000,">=2012.01")

    To match only numbers starting with 2012.01 And less than 2012

    in xl07 and onwards
    =COUNTIFS(Workbook1!I2:I5000,">=2012.01",Workbook1!I2:I5000,"<2012.02")

    all versions including xl03
    =SUMPRODUCT(--(Workbook1!I2:I5000>=2012.01),--(Workbook1!I2:I5000<2012.02))

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