XML selectNodes sometimes returning ParentNode = Nothing

Hi guys,

I have a strange issue that I just can't get an answer.

I have a relatively large xml to which I do the following:

    XMLDOC.Load (oFile)
    
    Set objFileNode = XMLDOC.SelectSingleNode("gfx")
    
    If Not objFileNode Is Nothing Then
        Set xmlNodeList = objFileNode.SelectNodes("group")
     .....

     end if

As you can see, I want to catch all group nodes directly under the main node (gfx). They should all have the gfx node as parent BUT?!? when I look at each node in xmlNodeList, some of them have ParentNode = Nothing. How come? If it found it in the select line, it should know it came from it's parent or it wouldn't of found it and I need that parent value from the node later on for other stuff.

I guess there's something I don't see or understand

thanks