Using Variables in a SQL Statement

I know, I know, this is written in VB..I'm doing a VB Project right now for my Instructor (While in an Intermediate Java Class)
But VB (I feel) doesnt have very good support Forums.
Anyway, this is the problem:
I want to use String Variables to hold the place of field names in
a SQL Statement and the change the ORDER according to intCount's Loop:
The key word(s) here is "ORDER BY"
Private Sub DataGrid1_Click()
Dim intCount As Integer
Dim strColHead(11) As String
strColHead(0) = "RES__PUR_DT"
strColHead(1) = "VENDOR"
strColHead(2) = "VEN_LOC"
strColHead(3) = "RES_TYPE"
strColHead(4) = "RES_FROM_DT"
strColHead(5) = "RES_TO_DT"
strColHead(6) = "MISC_ADJ"
strColHead(7) = "STATE_TAX"
strColHead(8) = "LOC_CHARGE"
strColHead(9) = "RES_ID"
strColHead(10) = "RES_OP"
For intCount = 0 To 10
If DataGrid1.SelStartCol = intCount Then
Adodc1.RecordSource = "Select * from tblReservation order by 'strColHead(intCount)'"
End If
Adodc1.Refresh
Next intCount
End Sub

I'm just wondering if anyone knows a work around so that I might be able to store a Table's FIELD name in a variable or an array[] so that I can do a query based on the decision of a loop without having to code 10 IF/ELSE statements.For instance, although the above code will not work, this code, although quite lengthy, does:
If DataGrid1.SelStartCol = 0 Then
Adodc1.RecordSource = "Select * from tblReservation order by RES__PUR_DT"
Adodc1.Refresh
ElseIf DataGrid1.SelStartCol = 1 Then
Adodc1.RecordSource = "Select * from tblReservation order by VENDOR"
Adodc1.Refresh
ElseIf DataGrid1.SelStartCol = 2 Then
Adodc1.RecordSource = "Select * from tblReservation order by VEN_LOC"
Adodc1.Refresh
ElseIf DataGrid1.SelStartCol = 3 Then
Adodc1.RecordSource = "Select * from tblReservation order by RES_TYPE"
Adodc1.Refresh
ElseIf DataGrid1.SelStartCol = 4 Then
Adodc1.RecordSource = "Select * from tblReservation order by RES_FROM_DT"
Adodc1.Refresh
ElseIf DataGrid1.SelStartCol = 5 Then
Adodc1.RecordSource = "Select * from tblReservation order by RES_TO_DT"
Adodc1.Refresh
ElseIf DataGrid1.SelStartCol = 6 Then
Adodc1.RecordSource = "Select * from tblReservation order by MISC_ADJ"
Adodc1.Refresh
ElseIf DataGrid1.SelStartCol = 7 Then
Adodc1.RecordSource = "Select * from tblReservation order by STATE_TAX"
Adodc1.Refresh
ElseIf DataGrid1.SelStartCol = 8 Then
Adodc1.RecordSource = "Select * from tblReservation order by LOC_CHARGE"
Adodc1.Refresh
ElseIf DataGrid1.SelStartCol = 9 Then
Adodc1.RecordSource = "Select * from tblReservation order by RES_ID"
Adodc1.Refresh
ElseIf DataGrid1.SelStartCol = 10 Then
Adodc1.RecordSource = "Select * from tblReservation order by RES_OP"
Adodc1.Refresh
End If
Do you see where i'm going with this?
I simple want to use a variable in the "select * from <Table> Order by <Field>"

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