rectify my string array code

Dim tbl()() As String
tbl(i)(j) = tbl(i)(j) & "<table rules='all' border='0' cellpadding='2' cellspacing='1' bgcolor='#0c0c0c' align='center' width='500'><tr bgcolor='#fbfff4'><td><b><center>ID</center> </b> </td><td><b><center>Department</center></b></td><td><b><center>Year</center></b></td></tr>"

tbl(i,j)=tbl(i)(j) ................(some mistake in this declaration)

can any1 rectify