IsArray Doesn't Work With Array Var Populated With Xxx.GetRows()

I'm using .getRows() with a local var array instead of doing a recursive
loop so that I'm being a good ASP newvbie and closing my object i/o's (the
recordset in this case) as quick as possible.

My problem is that I can't seem to use this to complete good effect because
the IsArray statement doesn't seem to work with a local var array that has
or has not been populated with the .getRows() property.

To explain, I used to do the following recursive loop (simplified to show a
concise example): Code: