title: Converting a string to an Array in vb.net
body: <p>How can I convert a string into an array?</p>
  
  <p>The values are passed as a string:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Dim strInput as string  
  strInput = "Tom, John, Jason, Mike"  
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>My error message is: <code>Value of type 'String' cannot be converted to 'System.Array'</code></p>