Scripted column appended to data stream is coming up blank

Hey SSISers - 

I'm trying to append an additional column to a data stream originating in an excel file as illustrated below:

But the column written to the dbase table is always blank. 

Debugging indicates that the variable is properly assigned - Is there a better way of doing this?

There has to be a way of appending data streams with additional columns from additional datasources before database update. 

Thanks in advance! Carl 

Carl