ContributionsMost RecentMost LikesSolutionsRe: Object Spy not able to capture subforms and its controls inside of main form see David45 post above. He said that: "Object spy tools often have different modes for recognizing objects. Make sure you're using the appropriate recognition mode for your application. Some tools might have modes like "Window," "Control," or "Text," which can affect what is captured." I could not find out the spy settings and mode change. Do you know where? Re: Object Spy not able to capture subforms and its controls inside of main form Not able to find Object Spy settings in tool-settings. where to take took at spy settings and change mode? thanks, Re: Object Spy not able to capture subforms and its controls inside of main form that is good for you. our applications for internal use only, not allowed to install to my local machine. Actually, vpn is a good option for remote work. Re: Object Spy not able to capture subforms and its controls inside of main form I have no choice for this. The company set it up by using VM for remote work. thanks anyway. Re: Object Spy not able to capture subforms and its controls inside of main form TC and Application all are in VM. Object spy works for other application such as Notepad, WebBrowser in same VM, only not work for my working application. I am not sure if the VM is a real issue. Re: Object Spy not able to capture subforms and its controls inside of main form ok, will try these. thanks! Re: Object Spy not able to capture subforms and its controls inside of main form Yes, it does support. Someone else from my team can capture the controls from their machine. I use a VM machine remotely. Not sure if this is an issue? Object Spy not able to capture subforms and its controls inside of main form I have a windows desktop application with a main form. From main form, I can open a sub form with a lot of controls such as test box, search button etc. When I tried to use object spy to get these controls name, the spy is only red out the main form and cannot capture (red frame) any controls in its sub form. The spy only red out the main form, and not able to red out the sub form and any of sub forms controls. How to fix this? Need help ASAP.