# Can't play in Editor: Data table won't stop being edited

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-play-in-editor-data-table-wont-stop-being-edited/342091>\
**Category:** Blueprint\
**Tags:** error, unreal-engine, play, editor, question\
**Created:** [December 21, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-play-in-editor-data-table-wont-stop-being-edited/342091 "2015-12-21T18:23:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Burnrate](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Burnrate](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Burnrate)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-play-in-editor-data-table-wont-stop-being-edited/342091/1 "2015-12-21T18:23:53Z")

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The error pops up in the lower left when trying to play the game in the editor:  
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Can’t play in Editor when performing Edit X operation. X is a column in a data table I had been editing earlier. When I try to play after saving and closing the data table and doing other things it will still say it is being edited.

Is this a bug or am I not closing the data table correctly?

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**Author:** ![Sean\_Flint](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Sean\_Flint](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Sean_Flint)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-play-in-editor-data-table-wont-stop-being-edited/342091/2 "2015-12-22T18:06:45Z")

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Hello,

I’ve attempted to reproduce your issue, but have been unable to do so. Are you able to reproduce this issue in a clean project? Also, do you have any steps that I can take to reproduce the issue on our end? Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Burnrate](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Burnrate](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Burnrate)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-play-in-editor-data-table-wont-stop-being-edited/342091/3 "2015-12-22T18:44:36Z")

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Hi Sean

I was able to reliably reproduce it about 15 times. I did it in both a blueprint and c++ project (no starter content).

Steps:

```
 1. Make project

 2. Make a bp user struct

 3. import a csv to create a data table bp (or just make one)

 4. use the drag and slide to change a value in a row (*seems* more susceptible to not being the default/first row when editing)

 5. Do 1-3 times

 6. Try to play in editor will keep saying [Name] is being edited

```

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You can reset fix it by deleting the datatable and then importing or creating a new one and only changing the values by entering them using the keyboard and not the slider.

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**Author:** ![Sean\_Flint](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Sean\_Flint](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Sean_Flint)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-play-in-editor-data-table-wont-stop-being-edited/342091/4 "2015-12-22T19:09:22Z")

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Hello,

I have been able to reproduce your issue and have entered a bug report (UE-24752). Thank you for your report. In the meantime, continue to enter the values using the keyboard since this does not seem to be causing the same issue.

Have a great day,

Sean Flint

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**Author:** ![Burnrate](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Burnrate](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Burnrate)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-play-in-editor-data-table-wont-stop-being-edited/342091/5 "2015-12-22T20:10:33Z")

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Thanks very much! 🙂