A control that would allow the choice of different VI%27s from the front panel%3F

Hi guys,
I am fairly new to Lab View and I have made a few VI's for my coursework. From the control panel i want a control that would allow me to toggle between the different VI's. I have looked at the ENUM function but it doesnt quite do it for me. Any suggestions about any functions or tools would be much appreciated.
Regards,
Jack.

Hi jack33,
- Any idea why Enum function doesn't suit you? So, that we can have better understanding of your problem.
-Quick suggestion would be to use, enum or menu ring and simple case structure.
-The other idea is to have an event structure and bunch of boolean controls for each vi and open them in appropriate events.
Thanks
uday,
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