# TextCount - script function

TextCount() returns the number of field values that are non-numeric aggregated in the expression, as defined by a group by clause.

Syntax:

TextCount (TextCount ( [ distinctdistinct ] expr ] expr))

Return data type: integer

Arguments:

TextCount arguments

| Argument | Description |
| --- | --- |
| expr | The expression or field containing the data to be measured. |
| distinct | If the word distinct<br>occurs before the expression, all duplicates are disregarded. |

Examples and results:

Add the example script to your document and run it. Then add, at least, the fields listed in the results column to a sheet in our document to see the result.

Example 1:

`Temp:` `LOAD * inline [` `Customer|Product|OrderNumber|UnitSales|UnitPrice` `Astrida|AA|1|4|16` `Astrida|AA|7|10|15` `Astrida|BB|4|9|9` `Betacab|CC|6|5|10` `Betacab|AA|5|2|20` ` Betacab|BB|||  25  ` `Canutility|AA|||15` `Canutility|CC| ||19` `Divadip|CC|2|4|16` `Divadip|DD|3|1|25` `] (delimiter is '|');` `TextCount1:` `LOAD  Customer,TextCount(Product) as ProductTextCount Resident Temp Group By Customer;
`

Example 1 results

| Customer | ProductTextCount |
| --- | --- |
| Astrida | 3 |
| Betacab | 3 |
| Canutility | 2 |
| Divadip | 2 |

Example 2:

`LOAD Customer,TextCount(OrderNumber) as OrderNumberTextCount Resident Temp Group By Customer;`

Example 2 results

| Customer | OrderNumberTextCount |
| --- | --- |
| Astrida | 0 |
| Betacab | 1 |
| Canutility | 2 |
| Divadip | 0 |