Count the number of cells used in a formula

Question

Is it possible to count the number of cells used in a formula?
For example the following formula: "=Tabel 1 :: D45+D8+F7"
The answer needed is 3

Answer 1

From your description, it appears you could use SUMIF to get the totals.
It's not necessary to know the number of times a name appears in the list to determine the sum of the numbers in the cell to the right, but if you have a separate need for that count, then COUNTIF will do the job.
As the names may appear in more than one column, you'll need to use one iteration of the formula for each pair of columns containing name and associated number. In your description, there are names in columns C and E, with associated values in D and F respectively, and all of these cells are in the same table (which I'll name Table 1). I would calculate the totals on a second table (Table 2) containing a list of all of the names in column A, starting at A2, the COUNT of times each name is listed in column B, and the sum of the values in cells immeditely to the right of each name in column C.
Table 2::B2: =SUM(COUNTIF(Table 1::C,A),COUNTIF(Table 1::E,A))
Table 2::C2: =SUM(SUMIF(Table 1 :: C,A,Table 1 :: D),SUMIF(Table 1 :: E,A,Table 1 :: F))
Select cells B2 and C2, then fill the formulas down each column.
Regards,
Barry