Setting object to createobject("Scripting.Dictionary") returns an object that already has a value

[MoshiM]

I get notified that the key already exists. Same happens when setting childObject directly to createobject()

                          With objectStack
                                #If Mac Then
                                    .Add New Dictionary
                                #Else
                                    .Add CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
                                #End If
                                Set childObject = .Item(.count)
                                childObject.Add objectCutOff, (valueEndByte - (BYTE_OFFSET - 1))
                            End With

 

[MoshiM]

Apparently it was because I set childObject to a another Object before hand

Like childobject = parentobject = ObjectStack(1)
I don't understand why it works that way and doesn't just update the reference.