Here is another way to use SQL SELECT
statement in VBA:
sSQL = "SELECT Variable FROM GroupTable WHERE VariableCode = '" & Me.comboBox & "'"
Set rs = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset(sSQL)
On Error GoTo resultsetError
dbValue = rs!Variable
MsgBox dbValue, vbOKOnly, "RS VALUE"
resultsetError:
MsgBox "Error Retrieving value from database",VbOkOnly,"Database Error"