Counting non-blanks (CountA) of a matching cell's row

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Here's probably an easy one for you experts.

I need to count the non-blank cells in a row. The twist is I'd like the formula to also figure out which row to count from.

In my sample workbook, I have the "Overview" worksheet, which contains the rows of the table that needs counting. I have a corresponding worksheet for each name in column A of the table (Object 1, Object 2, etc...).

Looking at one of the worksheets, "Object 2", I can manually find the answer with the following:

=COUNTA(Overview!B3:H3)

Thinking about how to automate the row selection, I first turned to index/match, which can easily return the right row, but I couldn't get it to give the CountA a range.

Then, I thought maybe Offset/Address/Match would work, but excel didn't like that.

I came across a nested Indirect method that I figured could work, but the following didn't come up with the right result:

=COUNTA(INDIRECT(B14&":"&C14))

Which is too bad, because my next step would have been:

=COUNTA(INDIRECT(ADDRESS(MATCH($A$1,Overview!$A$1:$A$11,0),2,1,TRUE,"Overview")&":"&ADDRESS(MATCH($A$1,Overview!$A$1:$A$11,0),8,1,TRUE,"Overview")))

In this formula, I have the worksheet name in A1. The Indirect formulas work and return the correct start and end address, but CountA doesn't work. I'm not sure if it's a syntax issue.

I turn to you, Excel gurus! I'll try to attach my sample workbook.
 

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Object 2
NOTES:

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[TD="bgcolor: #BFBFBF"]Count nonblanks in overview[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #BFBFBF"]<-- correct[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #BFBFBF"]CountA using reference (not work)[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #BFBFBF"]Finding the right address (row)[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #BFBFBF"]<-- correct[/TD]

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[TD="bgcolor: #BFBFBF"]Combining formulas (not work)[/TD]
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[TH="width: 10px, bgcolor: #DAE7F5"]B9[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]=COUNTA(INDIRECT(ADDRESS(MATCH($A$1,Overview!$A$1:$A$11,0),2,1,TRUE,"Overview"))&":"&INDIRECT(ADDRESS(MATCH($A$1,Overview!$A$1:$A$11,0),8,1,TRUE,"Overview")))[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TH="width: 10px, bgcolor: #DAE7F5"]C9[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]=COUNTA(INDIRECT(ADDRESS(MATCH($A$1,Overview!$A$1:$A$11,0),2,1,TRUE,"Overview")&":"&ADDRESS(MATCH($A$1,Overview!$A$1:$A$11,0),8,1,TRUE,"Overview")))[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TH="width: 10px, bgcolor: #DAE7F5"]B10[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]=COUNTA(INDIRECT(B8&":"&C8))[/TD]
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Sorry if "Object 2" worksheet is confusing.

I am purely asking about getting 1 result in 1 cell. The sample sheet is just notes on my thought process, but not really what it should look like. In this case, it's just 1 cell.

Objective: Counting the number of non-blanks in a row, determined by the A1 of each worksheet.

So, for the example given, the formula should check the main table for "Object 2" and count that row.
 
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Perhaps post a link to the other site for reference.

Also, be aware for future that 'cross-posting' without notification to that extent is frowned upon in general.

Regards
 
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Thanks for the heads up, Xor LX. I am new to this. For future reference, how do I properly cross post?

XOR LX said:
Perhaps post a link to the other site for reference.

Also, be aware for future that 'cross-posting' without notification to that extent is frowned upon in general.

Regards
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No worries. Just notify people that you've already posted the question on another forum, and add the link to that post.

Cheers
 
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