I understand that part. Having used the ADIR() to populate thisform.my_array, it becomes a multimentional array. Anyhow, the "display memory" verifies that the array IS populated. The listbox gets populated with what looks like 13 blank items. However Suspending the form b4 the release, the 13 items appear with correct text. Can you advise on this phenomena?

I see from you other post that you already answered your own question < s >.