tab control locks the screen.

[smithp8]

I am using LabVIEW 2009 and have two tabs on my front panel.  When I start the vi I select the control that starts sending data to a chart on the other tab.  I can select the other tab and view the graph, but can't select anything or even go back to the other tab while the vi continues to run.  In fact, I can't regain control after that point unless I click the abort button.  I've checked that the tab control is set as a control and not an indicator.  My tab control is not inside of any code or structures.  Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?

[JÞB]

Without code we can't really troublshoot.  But a shake of my magic 8-ball suggests that you may have abused an event structure somewhere that is set to "LockPanel (defer.... untill case completes"

[altenbach]

Yes, we need to see some code. No use guessing, but the solution is probably simple.

(If you want to troubleshoot yourself, start with some probes and execution highlighting.)

[JÞB]

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@altenbach wrote:

If you want to troubleshoot yourself, start with some probes....

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Made me smile-- Of course you meant troubleshoot the code yoursef 😄

[natasftw]

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@JÞB wrote:

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@altenbach wrote:

If you want to troubleshoot yourself, start with some probes....

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Made me smile-- Of course you meant troubleshoot the code yoursef 😄

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I get the impression your interpretation is the more likely event. 😛