private void btnRandomStrainGenerator_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            // create new client connection
            WpfWebClient.ServiceReferenceEHEC.ServiceClient client = new WpfWebClient.ServiceReferenceEHEC.ServiceClient();

            // msgbox to confirm action
            if (MessageBox.Show("This could take a while, are you sure?", "More strains?",
                                MessageBoxButton.YesNo, MessageBoxImage.Question) == MessageBoxResult.Yes)
            {
                // Get the number of words and letters per word.
                int num_letters = int.Parse(txtNumLetters.Text);
                int num_words   = int.Parse(txtNumStrains.Text);

                // Make an array of the letters we will use.
                char[] letters = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ".ToCharArray();

                // Make a random number generator.
                Random rand = new Random();

                // Make the words.
                for (int i = 1; i <= num_words; i++)
                {
                    // Make a word.
                    string word = "";
                    for (int j = 1; j <= num_letters; j++)
                    {
                        // Pick a random number between 0 and 25
                        // to select a letter from the letters array.
                        int letter_num = rand.Next(2, letters.Length - 1);

                        // Append the letter.
                        word += letters[letter_num];
                    }

                    // Write the strains into a list
                    List <string> generatedStrains = new List <string>();

                    generatedStrains.Add(word);

                    foreach (var item in generatedStrains)
                    {
                        Strain s = new Strain();
                        s.Name = "EHEC-" + item;
                        client.WriteStrain(s);
                    }
                }
            }

            // Show success msgbox
            System.Windows.MessageBox.Show("Success", "INFO", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Information);

            client.Close();
        }