If it's the right date and IF a cell contains a certain string.....but doesn't also contain a different certain string.

[SandsB]

A few days ago, I asked....
Two sheets in my file.

Sheet 1 has a date in column B and the free form text in column A may or may not contain the string #EOB.
Sheet 2 is where I want to count this stuff. Column A is the date and column B is where I need a formula to look at Sheet 1, look at only the rows where the date in column B (could be several hundred records with the same date) is the same as the date in Sheet 2 column A and give me the count of how many of those records have #EOB somewhere in column A. So.... a COUNTIF with a date match of some sort?

Sheet 1 sample
Gibberish, 7/1/23
Gibberish #EOB, 7/1/23
Gibberish, 7/1/23
Gibberish #EOB More Gibberish #EOR, 7/1/23
Gibberish, 7/1/23
Gibberish, 7/2/23
Gibberish #EOB, 7/3/23
Gibberish, 7/3/23

Sheet 2 result
7/1/23, 2
7/2/23, 0
7/2/23, 1

awoohaw gave me the fix here....

If it's the right date and IF a cell contains a certain string.....

Two sheets in my file. Sheet 1 has a date in column B and the free form text in column A may or may not contain the string #EOB. Sheet 2 is where I want to count this stuff. Column A is the date and column B is where I need a formula to look at Sheet 1, look at only the rows where the date in...

www.mrexcel.com

Turns out the powers that be now want me to exclude some of the results. So how can I return the same answers awoohaw's beautiful formula returns unless the record that contains #EOB ALSO contains #EOR?
Sheet 2 new result
7/1/23, 1
7/2/23, 0
7/2/23, 1

 

[awoohaw]

Thanks for the kudos SandsB, but there are others here way more savvy with excel than me. I am pleased you can get answers from anyone here:
try this:

Book2
	F	G	H
1	Sheet 1 sample
2	Gibberish	2023-07-01
3	Gibberish #EOB	2023-07-01
4	Gibberish	2023-07-01
5	Gibberish #EOB More Gibberish #EOR	2023-07-01
6	Gibberish	2023-07-01
7	Gibberish	2023-07-02
8	Gibberish #EOB	2023-07-03
9	Gibberish	2023-07-03
10
11	Sheet 2 result
12	2023-07-01	2	1.00
13	2023-07-02	0	0.00
14	2023-07-02	1	0.00
Sheet1

Cell Formulas
Range	Formula
H12:H14	H12	=SUM(ISNUMBER(FIND("#EOB",$F$2:$F$9))*ISNUMBER(FIND("#EOR",$F$2:$F$9))*(F12=$G$2:$G$9))

 

[SandsB]

More savvy? Over the years, I've learned a lot of very useful Excel tips, lightened the workload at work and even become (I can't believe this myself) the office Excel guru because of the generosity of people like you. Thank you.

 

[awoohaw]

More savvy? Over the years, I've learned a lot of very useful Excel tips, lightened the workload at work and even become (I can't believe this myself) the office Excel guru because of the generosity of people like you. Thank you.

one of my favorite quotes (from a movie).... "Despise not the labor which humbles the heart. Humility has saved kingdoms the proud have all but led to ruin." I have been called a office guru often, and am happy to have that esteem. --- But I am well aware that there are folks so much more expert than me. i do not consider myself an expert at all.. but a pretty good hack.