ms access - error code 3021 either bof or eof is true or the current record has been deleted

Question

I have an Access 2003 database with some visual basic code using ADO calls in it. When I do a

strsql0 = "SELECT lnk_stockitm.C_C FROM lnk_stockitm WHERE (((lnk_stockitm.C_C) Like 'T*'));"
newRS.Open strsql0, cn1, adOpenKeyset, adLockReadOnly  
newRS.movelast

I get this error:

3021 either bof or eof is true or the current record has been deleted

When I run the exact same query in the same function without the WHERE clause, like this:

strsql0 = "SELECT lnk_stockitm.C_C FROM lnk_stockitm;

I get the correct result of 56,000 records. If I paste the full SQL statement with the WHERE clause into a regular query, like so:

SELECT lnk_stockitm.C_C FROM lnk_stockitm WHERE (((lnk_stockitm.C_C) Like 'T*'));

it returns the correct subset of the results (2800 records).

Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?

Answer 1

You need to use the '%' character as wildcard when using ADO.

MSDN Article: Using the Right Wildcard Characters in SQL Statements