Dim temp() As String = strEmailString.Split(";") Dim x As Integer For x = 0 To temp.GetUpperBound(0) lstEmail.Add(Trim(temp(x))) NextCan anybody tell me what is wrong with this block? strEmailString contains several email addresses delimited by semicolors. lstEmail is an ArrayList. I am getting an error stating "Object reference not set to an instance of an object." on the lstEmail.Add.... line. Any help would be appreciated.