Dual Numerical Control Change

Dear Friends
I have two Numerical Control in the FrontPanel. Now I want to program Numerical Controls such that when I changed one of them the other one change susequently.
for example in the attached VI when I set "A" to 1 "B" should be automatically 1 to and when I changed "B" from 1 to 5 "A" Should be changed to 5 automatically.
Sincerely V.S
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Hi, V.S
You have too much event structure in while loop.
It will run step by step.
For example, when you change value A , and it will run "A" event but the last three event wait for user changing value.
The program is not to work, because it wait others event occurs.
You can add more case in one event.
Patrick
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