>>I have to admit, I don't use arrays for very much. Does one create a new property dimensioning the array at that time? (I'm reminded of the phrase 'the more you know, the more you realize what you don't know').
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>I guess, your original array goes out of scope, that's why you have empty combo. Go to the menu Form/New property and add aSrceCombo[1] You can re-dimension it lately in the code. This array would be a record source for your combo...

Thanks Nadya, that did the trick.