Error Writing To UserVariable In ScriptComponent In DataFlow

I have an SSIS Packaget that worked a month ago and when I ran it today it didn't work. It's failing in the ScriptComponent in a DataFlow that I created as a Destination. The only thing the script does is record any value for a particular column and on the PostExecute method, writes the last instance of that column to a user variable in the Package. Here's the code. There is a string variable that I use to hold the column's value for each row received.



Public Class ScriptMain

Inherits UserComponent


Dim s_remit_addr As String


Public Overrides Sub Input0_ProcessInputRow(ByVal Row As Input0Buffer)


Me.s_remit_addr = Row.remitaddr.ToString()

End Sub


Public Overrides Sub PostExecute()


Dim variables As Variables


Variables.gsremitaddr = Me.s_remit_addr

MyBase.PostExecute()

End Sub



It will always bomb in PostExecute with the error that the variable User::gs_remit_addr is not the same type as the variable I'm using (s_remit_addr); HOWEVER, the user variable is of type String and it worked a month ago. Does anyone have any idea how I can fix it?