# Counting Table Columns

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/counting-table-columns/67171>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [December 2, 2022, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/counting-table-columns/67171 "2022-12-02T02:17:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![CTrenkamp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ctrenkamp/32/38440_2.png) [@CTrenkamp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CTrenkamp)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/counting-table-columns/67171/1 "2022-12-02T02:17:28Z")

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For some reason I cannot find anything that tells me how to count the number of columns in a table, only rows. Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/counting-table-columns/67171/2 "2022-12-02T02:26:26Z")

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In script or expression?  
In sql table or dataset?

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**Author:** ![CTrenkamp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ctrenkamp/32/38440_2.png) [@CTrenkamp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CTrenkamp)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/counting-table-columns/67171/3 "2022-12-02T02:39:05Z")

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Which would be more efficient or can you point me to where I can find examples because the Ignition manual, forum and youtube do not have any specific examples.

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**Author:** ![gdube](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/gdube/32/41701_2.png) [@gdube](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gdube)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/counting-table-columns/67171/4 "2022-12-02T03:02:02Z")

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dataset.columnCount?

[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Datasets](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Datasets)

"Googling the docs" instead of searching within the docs always produce better results, IMO.

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**Author:** ![CTrenkamp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ctrenkamp/32/38440_2.png) [@CTrenkamp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CTrenkamp)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/counting-table-columns/67171/5 "2022-12-02T03:12:02Z")

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You are my hero, buy yourself something nice for Christmas! I have to remember to limit my search criteria sometimes.