/// <summary>
        /// checks the ensure that the combo boxes options are not null
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        private bool CheckTB()
        {
            bool result = true;

            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(newsubjCB.Text))
            {
                errorMsg.SetError(newsubjCB, "Subject is missing."); result = false; newsubjCB.Focus();
            }
            else
            {
                errorMsg.SetError(newsubjCB, "");
            }
            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(lecCB.Text))
            {
                errorMsg.SetError(lecCB, "Teacher is missing."); result = false; lecCB.Focus();
            }
            else
            {
                errorMsg.SetError(lecCB, "");
            }
            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(acadyrCB.Text))
            {
                errorMsg.SetError(acadyrCB, "Academic Year is missing."); result = false; acadyrCB.Focus();
            }
            else
            {
                errorMsg.SetError(acadyrCB, "");
            }
            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(TermCB.Text))
            {
                errorMsg.SetError(TermCB, "Term is missing."); result = false; TermCB.Focus();
            }
            else
            {
                errorMsg.SetError(TermCB, "");
            }
            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(FormCB.Text))
            {
                errorMsg.SetError(FormCB, "Form is missing."); result = false; FormCB.Focus();
            }
            else
            {
                errorMsg.SetError(FormCB, "");
            }
            return(result);
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// check to see if the form exsists
        /// before calling the method to save a new form
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="v"></param>
        private void Validate(string v)
        {
            var vill = db.SchoolForms.Where(x => x.FormName == v).Count();

            if (vill == 0)
            {
                try
                {
                    saveForm();

                    MessageBox.Show("Successful!");

                    FormCB.Focus();
                }
                catch (Exception)
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("Error - Cannot Be Saved");
                }

                MessageBox.Show("Duplicate Error \n\n Subject Exists");
            }
        }