diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.DataConnectionLayer/Adapters/RealMxGatewayClient.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.DataConnectionLayer/Adapters/RealMxGatewayClient.cs
index ac7c7086..22b9de16 100644
--- a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.DataConnectionLayer/Adapters/RealMxGatewayClient.cs
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.DataConnectionLayer/Adapters/RealMxGatewayClient.cs
@@ -150,10 +150,16 @@ public sealed class RealMxGatewayClient : IMxGatewayClient
             // supervisory subscription may already cover this handle — advise-once).
             if (UseSupervisoryAdvise)
                 await EnsureSupervisoryAdvisedAsync(handle, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            // MXAccess SAFEARRAY writes must supply the attribute's FULL declared
+            // length; a short array (only the N elements the caller provided) is
+            // rejected and the COM write blocks. Pad list values out to the live
+            // array's slot count before encoding (callers signal the valid count
+            // via a separate scalar, e.g. MoveInNumberWorkOrders).
+            var toWrite = await PadArrayToDeclaredSizeAsync(tag, value, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
             entries.Add(new WriteBulkEntry
             {
                 ItemHandle = handle,
-                Value = ToMxValue(value),
+                Value = ToMxValue(toWrite),
                 UserId = _writeUserId,
             });
             orderedTags.Add(tag);
@@ -356,6 +362,76 @@ public sealed class RealMxGatewayClient : IMxGatewayClient
         return handle;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// MXAccess fixed-size SAFEARRAY attributes only accept a write that supplies
+    /// the whole array; a short list (just the caller's N elements) is rejected and
+    /// the COM write blocks. For a list value, read the tag's current array to learn
+    /// its slot count and pad the value to that length with element-type defaults
+    /// (empty string / 0 / false / default) — the caller's values fill slots 0..N-1,
+    /// the remainder are cleared. Scalars (and a non-array / unreadable tag) pass
+    /// through unchanged.
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task<object?> PadArrayToDeclaredSizeAsync(string tag, object? value, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        switch (value)
+        {
+            case IReadOnlyList<string> v: return await PadAsync(tag, v, string.Empty, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            case IReadOnlyList<int> v: return await PadAsync(tag, v, 0, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            case IReadOnlyList<long> v: return await PadAsync(tag, v, 0L, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            case IReadOnlyList<float> v: return await PadAsync(tag, v, 0f, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            case IReadOnlyList<double> v: return await PadAsync(tag, v, 0d, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            case IReadOnlyList<bool> v: return await PadAsync(tag, v, false, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            case IReadOnlyList<DateTimeOffset> v: return await PadAsync(tag, v, default(DateTimeOffset), ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            case IReadOnlyList<DateTime> v: return await PadAsync(tag, v, default(DateTime), ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            default: return value; // scalar or unsupported — leave as-is
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task<IReadOnlyList<T>> PadAsync<T>(string tag, IReadOnlyList<T> values, T pad, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var size = await GetArraySlotCountAsync(tag, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (size <= 0)
+        {
+            // Couldn't determine the declared size (read failed or tag is not an
+            // array). Write what we have rather than blocking the caller; if the
+            // node really is a short SAFEARRAY the gateway will surface the error.
+            _logger.LogWarning("Could not determine array size for '{Tag}'; writing {Count} element(s) unpadded", tag, values.Count);
+            return values;
+        }
+
+        if (values.Count > size)
+            _logger.LogWarning("Array write for '{Tag}' has {Count} elements but the node holds {Size}; truncating", tag, values.Count, size);
+
+        var result = new List<T>(size);
+        for (var i = 0; i < size; i++)
+            result.Add(i < values.Count ? values[i] : pad);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Reads the tag's current array element count (its declared SAFEARRAY length), or 0 if not an array / unreadable.</summary>
+    private async Task<int> GetArraySlotCountAsync(string tag, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var reads = await _session!
+            .ReadBulkAsync(_serverHandle, new[] { tag }, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(_readTimeoutMs), ct)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        var v = reads.Count > 0 ? reads[0].Value : null;
+        if (v is null || v.KindCase != MxValue.KindOneofCase.ArrayValue)
+            return 0;
+
+        var a = v.ArrayValue;
+        return a.ValuesCase switch
+        {
+            MxArray.ValuesOneofCase.StringValues => a.StringValues.Values.Count,
+            MxArray.ValuesOneofCase.Int32Values => a.Int32Values.Values.Count,
+            MxArray.ValuesOneofCase.Int64Values => a.Int64Values.Values.Count,
+            MxArray.ValuesOneofCase.FloatValues => a.FloatValues.Values.Count,
+            MxArray.ValuesOneofCase.DoubleValues => a.DoubleValues.Values.Count,
+            MxArray.ValuesOneofCase.BoolValues => a.BoolValues.Values.Count,
+            MxArray.ValuesOneofCase.TimestampValues => a.TimestampValues.Values.Count,
+            _ => 0,
+        };
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Ensures the item is advised in MXAccess SUPERVISORY mode (advise-once). A
     /// supervisory advise is what lets the gateway accept a write and it still