Say the names are in Column A, from A1 to A1000.

Ages from B1 to B1000.

Enter the name you're looking to find into C1,
And enter this *array* formula in D1:

=IF(COUNTIF($A$1:$A$1000,$C$1)=ROWS($1:1),INDEX($ B$1:$B$1000,SMALL(IF($A$1:
$A$1000=$C$1,ROW($1:$1000)),ROW(1:1))),"")

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Array formulas must be entered with CSE, <Ctrl <Shift <Enter, instead of
the regular <Enter, which will *automatically* enclose the formula in curly
brackets, which *cannot* be done manually.

Now, copy this down enough rows so that you're sure that you have all the
possibilities returned.
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HTH,

RD

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"New_Man" wrote in message
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hi people i am working on a database. i want to use the vlookup for
example..

Names age Vlookup john age
john 1 1
bill 2 4
pat 3 5
john 4 7
john 5
bill 6
john 7

I want all the john age to be displayed, my database is over a thousand
rows, so i was wonder if i can just select the whole entire row like B:B
and
it find all the ages for john only.. help plz and Thank you for your time
.....