LEN（cell）> 255时Excel公式错误

Question

I just found out that when you're doing a COUNTIF() formula on a cell with more than 255 characters, it retun a #VALUE error.

Do you know how to deal with that?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

According to Excel documentation:

The COUNTIF function returns incorrect results when you use it to match strings longer than 255 characters.

To match strings longer than 255 characters, use the CONCATENATE function or the concatenate operator &. For example, =COUNTIF(A2:A5,"long string"&"another long string").

COUNTIF Function