Read a field value without making its record current?

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Hi,
Normally, I guess, the way to access a field in code is to first make the
relevant record current, then read the field's value.
But is it possible to do it without making its record current?
How?
Would be convenient, and more practical because it wouldn't make the listing
of the table skip back and forth.
Or is there a way to temporarily freeze and unfreeze the display of the table?
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Sverk
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