Subform instances problem

I have a subform that reads data from an XML data file.
For every instance of an XML data elelment - I want a new instance of the subform with the associated data -
I cannot seem to get this to work - after many attempts.
from the Live Cycle UI - The for It appears to be working , at least, the bindings are correctly indicating the right information for the subform - but the object palette is grayed out and I can't seem to figure out how to instruct the subform to re-instantiate for every occurrence of a particular XML data element.  It reads the first element encountered , one only .... and misses all other occurrences of the data element.
would it be possible to zip up the form and the xml data file and submit it for a review -
the form is actually rather simple - so this is even more frustrating  (Arggh)
Thanks

Thaks Paul ;
I have sent the form and the data file - to the email yo listed.
The form is signed, etc - and works normally - but i can' identify the issue for the subform instances -
I gave it my best effort -
Thanks for assisting .

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