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 ((
The wildcard difference is the cause for difference between what you execute from ADO and within your access database. Convert your statement to use "%" rather than "*". As a general rule of thumb, it may be a good idea to encapsulate your code by checking for eof before calling MoveLast. If your query has zero results it'll bomb out every time.
strsql0 = "SELECT lnk_stockitm.C_C FROM lnk_stockitm WHERE (((lnk_stockitm.C_C) Like 'T*'));"
newRS.Open strsql0, cn1, adOpenKeyset, adLockReadOnly
if not newRs.eof then
newRS.movelast
else
' do something here if necessary to handle blank results
end if