void mainMenu(Student sts[], int tot)
{

        char option;
        do
        {

            printf("\n\nThere are %d records available", tot);

            printf("\n\nThe actions availabe are:\n");
            printf("    1. Print a report of the records.\n");
            printf("    2. Sort the records by the Student Name field\n");
            printf("    3. Sort the records by the Student ID field.\n");
            printf("    4. Search for a record by Student name and print the record.\n");
            printf("    5. Search for a record by Student ID and print the record.\n");
            printf("    6. Quit\n");

            printf("Choose an action (1-6): ");
            option = getchar();

            switch (option)
            {
            case '1':
                printReport(sts, tot);
                break;
            case '2':
                sortByName(sts, tot);
                printf("The records have been sorted by Student Name field");
                break;
            case '3':
                sortByID(sts, tot);
                printf("The records have been sorted by Student ID field");
                break;
            case '4':
                searchByName(sts, tot);
                break;
            case '5':
                searchByID(sts, tot);
                break;
            case '6':
                break;
            default:
                printf("\nError invalid data, exiting.\n");
                option = '6';
                break;

            }

        }while (option != '6');
}