[sql] How to use a SQL SELECT statement with Access VBA

I have a combobox whose value I want to use with a SQL WHERE clause. How do you run a SELECT statement inside VBA based on the combobox value?

Access 2007 can lose the CurrentDb: see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/167173, so in the event of getting "Object Invalid or no longer set" with the examples, use:

Dim db as Database
Dim rs As DAO.Recordset
Set db = CurrentDB
Set rs = db.OpenRecordset("SELECT * FROM myTable")

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"