>I'm trying to create form containing a LISTBOX. I create and fill an array
>(ext_hist) in an external program and in the LISTBOX Properties I place the following:
>
>column count = =ALEN(ext_hist,2)
>number of elements = =ALEN(ext_hist)
>row source = ext_hist
>row source type = 5-Array
>
>In the FORM'S Init procedure:
> External array ext_hist
> thisform.list1.value=ext_hist(1)
> thisform.list1.numberofelements = alen(ext_hist)
>
>
>As soon as I EXIT the Form's INIT procedure I get error message
> "Objects cannot be assigned to arrays."
>
>
>Why?
>
>TIA
>
>Harry Riley

Try to do this using extra local variables.