Locate on a non-indexed field in a TTable

Problem/Question/Abstract:

How to locate on a non-indexed field in a TTable

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;