ContributionsMost RecentMost LikesSolutionsNeed for persistent screen object variables The name mapping works well in TC. I use that to identify dialogs, then use the find child method to search for child objects. I would like to extend the find child technique to dialogs, but I have no way to save the the identified dialogs for use on subsequent calls. Global variables don't support object types, and VBS doesn't support persistent variables. I could use programmatic name mapping, but that requires building the object definition one layer at a time, which is difficult. Are there any plans to provide a way to make object variables persistent between function calls? An alternative would be to allow objects found using the find child method to be added directly to the name mapping structure as a whole (much like is done during recording). Thanks! Re: How do you minimize TestComplete after execution begins? Thanks Giri, that worked great except for the single quotes on the *, but I caught that right away. Jeff How do you minimize TestComplete after execution begins? At the start of my script I am using a user form to enter runtime parameters. I selected the option to minimize TC during execution, but the user form makes TC reappear. I have been unable to find a command to programmatically minimize TC after the form is hidden. Thanks JL