Setting a new length for an array without having to redim it....

How?

can't

So making a new array, loading stuff into there and then move it to the first array is the only way?

hmm what about Redim preserve?
this will keep the contents of the array while changing it's size.

You dont have to do that. If you need a dynamic array, look in the collection class.

Look up ArrayList. Its perfect for what you want to do. The object that you want to declare as an array, you dont have to do that.

Here is an example

'Structure

VB Code:

Structure SCD
        Public cdTitle As String
        Public cdGenre As String
        Public cdIsbn As Long
        Public cdTracks As Integer
        Public cdArtist As String
End Structure

'declaring an arraylist

VB Code:

Public cdArray As New ArrayList()

'declaring a new cd from the structure SCD

VB Code:

Public newCD As SCD

VB Code:

Private Sub btnSave_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSave.Click
'each time button is clicked the structure is filed from the text boxes, then the newCD is added to the cdArray arraylist
 
With newCD
            .cdTitle = cdTitle.Text
            .cdGenre = cdGenre.Text
            .cdIsbn = cdIsbn.Text
            .cdArtist = cdArtist.Text
            .cdTracks = cdTracks.Text
End With
 
ccdArray.Add(newCD)       
 
End Sub

Hoped that helped. Look up ArrayList and you should find some usefull information

Thnx, i already did the first part but i didn't relize i could do it this way :D