>Is there a less verbose syntax for this?
>
>

>        Dim customerDataColumns(11) As String
>
>        customerDataColumns(0) = "idnum"
>        customerDataColumns(1) = "res1_fn"
>        customerDataColumns(2) = "res1_int"
>        customerDataColumns(3) = "res1_ln"
>        customerDataColumns(4) = "res1_suf"
>        customerDataColumns(5) = "addr1"
>        customerDataColumns(6) = "addr2"
>        customerDataColumns(7) = "City"
>        customerDataColumns(8) = "State"
>        customerDataColumns(9) = "zip"
>        customerDataColumns(10) = "zip4"
>        customerDataColumns(11) = "county"
>

>
>something like:
>
>Dim customerDataColumns(11) As String = "idnum", "res1_fn", "res1_int", ...

Yes, just put all info in the {}.

Dim myArray(11) as String = {myFirst, mySecond}