Counting rows

[UncleBoarder]

I want to count the number or rows (or columns). I don't want to use a formula and this is a non-conditional count. It's just looking at the spreadsheet and counting. I'm a new OO user and I've searched but can't find a simple solution. In Excel you click and drag, the count displays. I'm looking for something simple like that. I do not want to modify my spreadsheet.

[Villeroy]

Stay with Ecxel if this particular feature is really important for you.

[MrProgrammer]

As long as the cells you're counting contain data, you can see a count in the status bar. Right click the "Standard Formula" area (see Help, Contents, Spreadsheets, Command and Menu Reference, Toolbars, Status Bar) and select COUNTA (not COUNT). This shows the number of non-empty cells in the selection. If you have column headings, selecting some of them shows the number of columns; selecting cells from a specific column shows the number of rows; selecting a rectangular area shows the count of non-empty cells in it. If all the cells in the selected area contain data, it's the product of the rowsand column counts.

Of course, simple math quickly gives the number of selected rows. If I select B33:D41, this is shown in the Name Box in the Formula Bar and simple math gives the number of columns as 9 (1+41-33). If the numbers get messy, just open a new spreadsheet and enter a formula, say =1+5302-3795 to count rows 3795 through 5302, which is more work, but perhaps acceptable if this isn't information you need often.

[Villeroy]

Try this:
Hit F2 in any cell and select the range in question. This will fill a reference while showing the dimensions in a tooltip. Then hit Escape to undo the edit. Nothing gets selected though

[Zizi64]

see:

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=33147

I modified my example file:

SACRC.ods

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[Villeroy]

The macro fails with unhandled error with any object selection or multiple selection (rectangles or sheets).

[Zizi64]

Really, I get error message too, when I select multiple ranges... ( ??? I have not any idea to fix it.)
The SACRC macro works for me, (for single selected cell-range,) but i found an another bug: the displayed numbers of rows and columns of the selected range must be increased by one.

[Villeroy]

Still without error handler:

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REM  *****  BASIC  *****
Option Explicit

Sub SAC
'calls: getSelectedRanges
dim oDoc as object
dim oView as object
'dim oSheet as object
dim oSel as object
dim oAddr as object
dim nSCol as long
dim nSRow as long
dim nERow as long
dim nECol as long
dim MySum as double
dim MyAverage as double
dim MyCount as double
dim MyRowC as LONG
dim MyColC as LONG
dim oRange as object
dim svc as Object

dim e         

   oDoc = ThisComponent
   oView = oDoc.getCurrentController()
   oSel = getSelectedRanges(oView)
   e = oSel.createEnumeration()
   while e.hasMoreElements()
      oRange = e.nextElement

      oAddr = oRange.getRangeAddress()

      nSCol = oAddr.StartColumn
      nSRow = oAddr.StartRow
      nECol = oAddr.EndColumn
      nERow = oAddr.EndRow
   
      MyRowC=   MyRowC +nERow - nSRow +1
      MyColC=   MyColC +nECol - nSCol +1
   wend
   MySum = oSel.computeFunction(com.sun.star.sheet.GeneralFunction.SUM)
   MyCount = oSel.computeFunction(com.sun.star.sheet.GeneralFunction.COUNT)
   MyAverage = oSel.computeFunction(com.sun.star.sheet.GeneralFunction.AVERAGE)

MsgBox("Sum = " & MySum & Chr(13) & "Average = " & MyAverage &  Chr(13) & "Count = " & MyCount &  Chr(13) & "Row count = " & MyRowC &  Chr(13) & "Col count = " & MyColC, 64, "SAC : ")

end sub

Function getSelectedRanges(oController)
REM calls: getActiveCell
Dim oSelect
REM return a collection of ranges, regardless of the actual selection
   oSelect = oController.getSelection()
   If oSelect.supportsService("com.sun.star.sheet.SheetCellRanges") then
      getSelectedRanges = oSelect
   elseif oSelect.supportsService("com.sun.star.sheet.SheetCellRange") then
   REM convert single range to collection of one range:
      getSelectedRanges = oSelect.queryIntersection(oSelect.getRangeAddress())
   else
      REM collection of active cell
      oSelect = getActiveCell(oController)
      getSelectedRanges = oSelect.queryIntersection(oSelect.getRangeAddress())
   endif
End Function

'-------usefull helper-function, returning focussed cell
'by UROS > http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=19348
REM 2006-08-09: fixed error when row > 8191
'       ;sh;                     ;lSheet +3
'100/60/0;1;tw:309;2/2/0/0/0/0/2/0/0/0/0;253/8191/0/0/0/0/2/246/0/0/8158;0/0/0/0/0/0/2/0/0/0/0
'100/60/0;1;tw:309;2/2/0/0/0/0/2/0/0/0/0;253+8192+0+0+0+0+2+246+0+0+8158;0/0/0/0/0/0/2/0/0/0/0
Function getActiveCell(oView)
Dim as1(), lSheet&,lCol&,lRow$, sDum as String,bErr as Boolean
   as1()  = Split(oView.ViewData, ";")
   lSheet = CLng(as1(1))
   sDum = as1(lSheet +3)
   as1() = Split(sDum, "/")
   on error goto errSlash
      lCol = CLng(as1(0))
      lRow = CLng(as1(1))
   on error goto 0
   getActiveCell = oView.Model.getSheets.getByIndex(lSheet).getcellByPosition(lCol,lRow)
exit Function
errSlash:
   if NOT(bErr) then
      bErr = True
      as1() = Split(sDum, "+")
      resume
   endif
End Function


[MrProgrammer]

Hit F2 in any cell and select the range in question. This will fill a reference while showing the dimensions in a tooltip. Then hit Escape to undo the edit.

This is a nice technique, perhaps the easiest way, however:

• After pressing F2, we need to indicate this is to be a formula by typing an "=". Or alternatively, skip F2 and just type an = sign.
• The technique will not work if the spreadsheet is opened read-only or if the cell is protected.

[Zizi64]

Thank you, Villeroy for completing and repairing the code.
But, the

MyAverage = oSel.computeFunction(com.sun.star.sheet.GeneralFunction.AVERAGE)

gives error message for me on an empty cellrange. I think, there is it because, the average function works: AVERAGE = SUM/COUNT, and on an empty range the COUNT equals 0.
I used a "workaround" condition test:

if MyCount=0 then MyAverage=0 else MyAverage = svc.callFunction("AVERAGE", Array(oRange))

And a theoretic question:
When I selected some multiplied ranges in same column(s) (for example: A1:B3 and A11:B12), then I selected Five rows. It is simple, clear result.
But: How many columns was I selected? Two or Four? Your example function will give the answer: Four. Maybe this is the exact answer, but in my opinion it's a little strange result.

[Villeroy]

Indeed, the average function raises an error when you do not check for zero.
My simple approach adds up all the rows and columns of separate ranges in the ranges collection even when they are on the same sheet. I'm not sure how to count SheetX.A1:A9 and SheetX.A11:A19 as one column.
Apart from that, the API treats a selection of
A1:A4;A5:C8
as
A1:B8;C4:C8
Columns have a higher precedence.
Multiple ranges are tricky.