Delphi: XML Node goes EInvalidPointer When I try to Access It

Question

I try to load a node only to face the EInvalidPointer error on Delphi.

My "xml" goes this way:

<RYCFile>
    <GeneralInfo>
        <SystemName/>
        <NSpecies>1</NSpecies>
        <NMaxCriterias>2</NMaxCriterias>
    <MaxRating>1</MaxRating>
        <SystemType>0</SystemType>
        <EvolutivePointCost>1</EvolutivePointCost>
    </GeneralInfo>
    <Race Index="1">
        <RaceName>Race #1</RaceName>
        <NumCriterias>2</NumCriterias>
        <Criteria Index="1">
            <Name>Criteria #1</Name>
                <NSubCriterias>0</NSubCriterias>
                <Limiter>0</Limiter>
            </Criteria>
            <Criteria Index="2">
                <Name>Criteria #2</Name>
                <NSubCriterias>0</NSubCriterias>
                <Limiter>0</Limiter>
            </Criteria>
        </Race>
</RYCFile>

I can't even read the DocumentElement.

I've googled everywhere but I'm at wit's end, it seems. Can't seem to find a solution remotely adapted to what I'm enduring.

Code used to "read":

FormSkeletonMaker.XMLDocumentFile.LoadFromFile(FileName);
FormSkeletonMaker.XMLDocumentFile.Active := True;
iNode := FormSkeletonMaker.XMLDocumentFile.ChildNodes.FindNode('GenInfo');

right now it goes this way. I'm barely testing the ability for this document to get loaded (it was made on the same program).

Answer 1

If the DocumentElement property fails, then either the FormSkeletonMaker or XMLDocumentFile object pointer is invalid.