//ids : the unique id for the course record
        public ActionResult registerSelected(string[] ids, string studentRecordID, string stID)
        {

            string studentUID = "";
            string sID = "";

            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(studentRecordID) && String.IsNullOrEmpty(stID))
            {
                studentUID = Request.QueryString["uid"];
                sID = Request.QueryString["studentID"];

                ViewData["studentRecordID"] = studentUID;
                ViewData["stID"] = sID;
            }
            if (!(String.IsNullOrEmpty(studentRecordID) && String.IsNullOrEmpty(stID)))
            {
                studentUID = studentRecordID;
                sID = stID;

                ViewData["studentRecordID"] = studentUID;
                ViewData["stID"] = sID;

            }

            int studentKey = int.Parse(studentUID);
            //todo: add enrolments for selected classes (in ids array)
            // Use UiquerecordID not student id for the ""StudentID" category of enrollments
            //first get a list of the courses that needed to be added - done
            //then make an enrollment for each course for that student

            //this gets all the courses that were selected
            List<Course> coursesToAdd = new List<Course>();
            if (ids != null && ids.Length != 0)
            {
                foreach (string s in ids)
                {
                   int sint = int.Parse(s);
                    //this section makes sure you cant create an identical enrollment twice
                    var checker = from r in db.Enrollments
                                  select r;
                    checker = checker.Where(e => e.CourseID == sint && e.Student.UniqueRecordID == studentKey);
                    if (!(checker.Any()))
                    {
                        // no Match!
                        coursesToAdd.Add(db.Courses.Find(sint));
                    }
                                  
                }
            }

            //gets the student in question
            
            Student studentToUSe = db.Students.Find(studentKey);

            //now make the enrollments and add them to the DB
            foreach (Course k in coursesToAdd)
            {
                Enrollment e = new Enrollment();
                e.CourseID = k.ClassRecordID;
                e.StudentID = studentToUSe.UniqueRecordID;
                db.Enrollments.Add(e);
                db.SaveChanges();
            }

            string toRedirect = "details/" + studentRecordID;
            
            return RedirectToAction(toRedirect);
        }
        public ActionResult registerSelected(string[] ids, string classRecID)
        {

            string cRecID = "";

            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(classRecID))
            {
                cRecID = Request.QueryString["uid"];

                ViewData["classRecID"] = cRecID;

            }
            if (!(String.IsNullOrEmpty(classRecID)))
            {
                cRecID = classRecID;
                ViewData["classRecID"] = cRecID;

            }
            int courseKey = int.Parse(cRecID);

            List<Student> studentsToAdd = new List<Student>();

            if (ids != null && ids.Length != 0)
            {
                foreach (string s in ids)
                {
                    int sint = int.Parse(s);
                    //this section makes sure you cant create an identical enrollment twice
                    var checker = from r in db.Enrollments
                                  select r;
                    checker = checker.Where(e => e.CourseID == courseKey && e.Student.UniqueRecordID == sint);
                    if (!(checker.Any()))
                    {
                        // no Match!
                        studentsToAdd.Add(db.Students.Find(sint));
                    }                                       
                }
            }

            
            Course courseToUse = db.Courses.Find(courseKey);

            foreach (Student k in studentsToAdd)
            {
                Enrollment e = new Enrollment();
                e.CourseID = courseToUse.ClassRecordID;
                e.StudentID = k.UniqueRecordID;
                db.Enrollments.Add(e);
                db.SaveChanges();
            }

            string toRedirect = "details/" + cRecID;
            return RedirectToAction(toRedirect);

        }