How to do a locate on a non-indexed field

Problem/Question/Abstract:

How to do a locate on a non-indexed field

Answer:

The following function can be added to your to your unit and called as follows:

Locate(Table1, Table1LName, 'Beman');

Table1 is your table component, Table1LName is TField you've add with the fields editor (double click on the table component) and 'Beman' is the name you want to find.

{Locate will find sValue in a non-indexed table}

function Locate(const oTable: TTable; const oField: TField; const sValue: string): Boolean;
var
  bmPos: TBookMark;
  bFound: Boolean;
begin
  Locate := False;
  bFound := False;
  if not oTable.Active then
    Exit;
  if oTable.FieldDefs.IndexOf(oField.FieldName) < 0 then
    Exit;
  bmPos := oTable.GetBookMark;
  with oTable do
  begin
    DisableControls;
    First;
    while not EOF do
      if oField.AsString = sValue then
      begin
        Locate := True;
        bFound := True;
        Break;
      end
      else
        Next;
  end;
  if (not bFound) then
    oTable.GotoBookMark(bmPos);
  oTable.FreeBookMark(bmPos);
  oTable.EnableControls;
end;