Simplification Needed: Multiple buttons with similar execution

Hello,
A vi I am currently working on needs many buttons on the front panel. However, the execution for each is quite simple and similar all throughout.The following figure shows the buttons on the left and right side of the Case Structure. Inside the Case Structure, the same commands remain essentially the same except with the change of a number as the input of the Zaber Write vi (in this case it is a 2). Does anyone have a better idea for me to execute these functions in a more compact way?
Thank you.
Alfredo
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It depends if your buttons are switch action (any combination of buttons can be true: 2^N possible cases)
or latch action (only zero or one can be true: N+1 possible outcomes).
Here is code for both cases as shown.
(If you want some weird, nonconsecutive case numbers, you can index into a lookup table before going to the case structure.)
Overall, your code shows some very odd programming style that makes little sense. Can you attach the actual program?
Message Edited by altenbach on 10-17-2009 02:29 AM
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