#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
template <class T>
inline bool chmax(T &a, const T &b) {
  return b > a ? a = b, true : false;
}
template <class T>
inline bool chmin(T &a, const T &b) {
  return b < a ? a = b, true : false;
}
template <class T>
using MaxHeap = priority_queue<T>;
template <class T>
using MinHeap = priority_queue<T, vector<T>, greater<T>>;
template <class T, class F = less<T>>
void sort_uniq(vector<T> &v, F f = F()) {
  sort(begin(v), end(v), f);
  v.resize(unique(begin(v), end(v)) - begin(v));
}
int main() {
  ios::sync_with_stdio(0);
  cin.tie(0);
  int n;
  cin >> n;
  string s;
  cin >> s;
  int ans = 0;
  for (int i = n - 1; i > 0; i--) {
    if (s[i] == '.' && s[i - 1] == '#') {
      ans++;
      s[i] = '#';
    }
  }
  cout << ans << '\n';
  return 0;
}
