Pressing on the Table Control locks the front panel in a certain state

Hello everyone!
I have following problem. I have a very simple state machine with two cases. In the Idle case there is an event structure receiving input from a Table Control. When pressing Run the Vi enters the Run state. To exit the RUn state I have a Finish button, but IF I during the running state press anything on the Table Control the entire front panel will lock. Disabling the Table Control in the running state doesn´t help in the same way it helped for Button 1 and 2. Any help would be appreciated. I have tried unsuccesfully with the Registering and Unregistering event functions.
Attached is a simplified version of the problem. Thanks in advance.
Solved!
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Attachments:
Event lock problem.vi ‏22 KB

Hi, RealBjörkis !
I ran your VI and I saw a few problems, try to keep your controls outside the events structure, also do what said P@Anand previously.
Here is your VI with some corrections. (Hope it fix the problem)
Good Luck.
Attachments:
Event lock problem.vi ‏23 KB

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sshoham wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> In my application I constantly switch the keyboard and the mouse
> between two computers (using a KVM switch), but would like to
> continuously be able to control a numeric control on the front panel
> of one of the computers (running LabView 6.1). Even if I wasn't
> switching, the use of the keyboard is awkward, since the control needs
> to be fairly effortless, quick and smooth. After searching a bit for a
> knob/wheel/dial type of controller, I was only able to find the new
> PowerMate (Griffin Technology) as a reasonable candidate, and have yet
> to purchase and try to integrate it. I'm also not sure how it will
> work with LabView.
> Am I overlooking a simple solution?
> Anyone have some experience with the PowerMate?
>
> many thanks, Shy

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