I dont know the exact code you wrote, but if we look at:
Code:
<t>
<field>ABBREVIATION.CODE</field>
<desc>
<p>This is the Abbreviation code by which the original text can be identified. </p>
<p>This field is used to specify the Abbreviation which will generate the ORIGINAL TEXT specified in Field ORIGINAL.TEXT. </p>
<p>Validation Rules</p>
<p>2-35 type SS (uppercase alpha or numeric, first character alpha) characters. No comma will be allowed in the Abbreviation text.</p>
</desc>
</t>
..then <t> should have
NodeCount=2, since it has 2 subnodes: field and desc, not counting any sub-sub nodes.
I am not sure why you use Node.
Parent.NodeCount and/or where you use it. The parent of <t> itself could very well have NodeCount=1. So maybe you dont have <field> as node but perhaps <t> ?
Kind regards, Nils