Most cells in the column have a single integer in them, e.g. 5. Some cells have a range as a string, e.g. '4-5. (Let's ignore the problem where someone types 4-5 and the app interprets it as April 5th, and stores a date value.) Some cells have a single integer as text, e.g. '5. How can I count the number of cells in the column that have a specific integer anywhere in them, as text or number value?
=COUNTIF(A2:A88, 5)— counts5and'5, does not count'4-5=COUNTIF(A2:A88, "5")— counts5and'5, does not count'4-5=COUNTIF(A2:A88, "*5*")— counts'5and'4-5, does not count5
Ideally I want to coerce the displayed value to be text that is searched. (That would also solve the April 5th problem.) I want a solution that includes all of 5, '5, '4-5, and '5-6.