My problem is that even if I DIM the array (DIM $array[10]), if I populate it with only one entry ($array = "element1"), I still encounter the same problems.

The only good workaround I've come up with is to tag a blank element onto the array ($array = "element1", ""), then wrap the contents of the FOR EACH with an IF:

Code:
FOR EACH $element IN $array
  IF $element
    ? $element
  ENDIF
NEXT


Which is pretty ugly and a hassle.....