[ASK] how to count certain character?

[#1]

hello..

i wanna ask, how to count certain character in a word?

example, i have few records in a column

columnA

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mine.A

mine.A.B

bye.A

bye.A.B.C

thanks.A

thanks.A.A.C.D

and i want to know hos much dot (.) character show in every records

how can i do that in qlikview?

many thx...

[#2]

Awesome, this solution from John also works and its simpler.