One limitation of QTP that has always bothered me is the inability to reuse its web objects after the browser reloads. I spend countless cpu cycles parsing the DOM to find an element, grab enough properties to make it unique, build a description with those properties and finally get the right micobject. Then I perform some action and that reloads the page, and my object is useless. If I want to use it, I have to start the process all over again.

After years of struggle to find an answer, I packed some gear, hired a Sherpa and set off to find a guru who could give me an answer.
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