Since, as you posted, the DB doesn't support Seek or Index, you're kind of out of luck as far as that is concerned.
However, if you really must use seek /index I'd suggest importing the result of the SQL query into a local .mdb file and then using that to make the recordset work like the rest of the code expects.
This is slightly evil from a performance point of view, and honestly it may be better to replace all the seeks and index calls in the long run anyways, but at least it'll save you time coding.
For creating the local db you can do:
Function dimdbs(Temptable as String)
Dim tdfNew As TableDef
Dim prpLoop As Property
Dim strDbfullpath As String
Dim dbsn As Database
Dim idx As Index
Dim autofld As Field
'PARAMETERS: DBFULLPATH: FileName/Path of database to create
strDbfullpath = VBA.Environ$("TMP") & "\mydb.mdb"
If Dir(strDbfullpath) <> "" Then
Set dbsn = DBEngine.Workspaces(0).OpenDatabase(strDbfullpath)
Else
Set dbsn = DBEngine.CreateDatabase(strDbfullpath, dbLangGeneral)
End If
Set tdfNew = dbsn.CreateTableDef(Temptable)
With tdfNew
' Create fields and append them to the new TableDef
' object. This must be done before appending the
' TableDef object to the TableDefs collection of the
' database.
Set autofld = .CreateField("autonum", dbLong)
autofld.Attributes = dbAutoIncrField
.Fields.Append autofld
.Fields.Append .CreateField("foo", dbText, 3)
.Fields.Append .CreateField("bar", dbLong)
.Fields.Append .CreateField("foobar", dbText, 30)
.Fields("foobar").AllowZeroLength = True
Set idx = .CreateIndex("PrimaryKey")
idx.Fields.Append .CreateField("autonum")
idx.Unique = True
idx.Primary = True
.Indexes.Append idx
Debug.Print "Properties of new TableDef object " & _
"before appending to collection:"
' Enumerate Properties collection of new TableDef
' object.
For Each prpLoop In .Properties
On Error Resume Next
If prpLoop <> "" Then Debug.Print " " & _
prpLoop.Name & " = " & prpLoop
On Error GoTo 0
Next prpLoop
' Append the new TableDef object to the Northwind
' database.
If ObjectExists("Table", Temptable & "CompletedCourses", "Userdb") Then
dbsn.Execute "Delete * FROM " & Temptable & "CompletedCourses"
Else
dbsn.TableDefs.Append tdfNew
End If
Debug.Print "Properties of new TableDef object " & _
"after appending to collection:"
' Enumerate Properties collection of new TableDef
' object.
For Each prpLoop In .Properties
On Error Resume Next
If prpLoop <> "" Then Debug.Print " " & _
prpLoop.Name & " = " & prpLoop
On Error GoTo 0
Next prpLoop
End With
Set idx = Nothing
Set autofld = Nothing
End Function
to find and delete it later you can use the following:
Function DeleteAllTempTables(strTempString As String, Optional tmpdbname As String = "\mydb.mdb", Optional strpath As String = "%TMP%")
Dim dbs2 As Database
Dim t As dao.TableDef, I As Integer
Dim strDbfullpath
If strpath = "%TMP%" Then
strpath = VBA.Environ$("TMP")
End If
strDbfullpath = strpath & tmpdbname
If Dir(strDbfullpath) <> "" Then
Set dbs2 = DBEngine.Workspaces(0).OpenDatabase(strDbfullpath)
Else
Exit Function
End If
strTempString = strTempString & "*"
For I = dbs2.TableDefs.Count - 1 To 0 Step -1
Set t = dbs2.TableDefs(I)
If t.Name Like strTempString Then
dbs2.TableDefs.Delete t.Name
End If
Next I
dbs2.Close
End Function
To import from SQL to that DB you'll have to get the recordset and add each record in using a for loop (unless it's a fixed ODBC connection, i think you can import directly but I don't have example code)
Dim formrst As New ADODB.recordset
Set mysqlconn = New ADODB.Connection
Dim dbsRst As recordset
Dim dbs As Database
'opens the ADODB connection to my database
Call openConnect(mysqlconn)
'calls the above function to create the temp database
'Temptable is defined as a form-level variable so it can be unique to this form
'and other forms/reports don't delete it
Call dimdbs(Temptable)
Me.RecordSource = "SELECT * FROM [" & Temptable & "] IN '" & VBA.Environ$("TMP") & "\mydb.mdb'"
Set dbs = DBEngine.Workspaces(0).OpenDatabase(VBA.Environ$("TMP") & "\mydb.mdb")
Set dbsRst = dbs.OpenRecordset(Temptable)
Set formrst.ActiveConnection = mysqlconn
Call Selectquery(formrst, strSQL & strwhere & SQLorderby, adLockReadOnly, adOpenForwardOnly)
With formrst
Do Until .EOF
dbsRst.AddNew
dbsRst!foo = !foo
dbsRst!bar = !bar
dbsRst!foobar = !foobar
dbsRst.Update
.MoveNext
Loop
.Close
End With
dbsRst.Close
Set dbsRst = Nothing
dbs.Close
Set formrst = Nothing
You'll have to re-import the data on save or on form close at the end, but at least that will only need one SQL statement, or you can do it directly with the ODBC connection.
This is by far less than optimal but at least you can couch all this code inside one or two extra function calls and it won't disturb the original logic.
I have to give huge credit to Allen Browne, I pulled this code from all over the place but most my code probably comes from or has been inspired by his site (http://allenbrowne.com/)