unsigned int stringToGenre(const char *str) {
// given encoded genre, write string to str (caller must make sure there's enough space)
// if no error, returns ptr to string; if error, returns NULL (str may have been changed)
// resulting string must list genres in alphabetical order, separated by comma and a single space
char teststr[200];
int counter;
unsigned int Oars;
int firstcode = 0;
int sumstodo[15];
//teststr = str;
strcpy(teststr, str);
//start capilization killer
while(teststr[counter] != '\n'){
    if ((teststr[counter] > 0x40) && (teststr[counter] < 0x5B)){
        teststr[counter] = teststr[counter] + 32;
    }
    counter++;
}
/*#define BLUES_STR           "Blues"
#define CLASSICAL_STR       "Classical"
#define ELECTRONIC_STR      "Electronic"
#define FOLK_COUNTRY_STR    "Folk & Country"
#define FUNK_SOUL_STR       "Funk / Soul"
#define HIP_HOP_STR         "Hip Hop"
#define JAZZ_STR            "Jazz"
#define LATIN_STR           "Latin"
#define POP_STR             "Pop"
#define REGGAE_STR          "Reggae"
#define ROCK_STR            "Rock"
#define STAGE_SCREEN_STR    "Stage & Screen"
 */
// at this point there should be no caps in teststr
//now to strstr compare to these
//if the string is found, will change the sumtodo array value for itself to the pointer. so it will be non zero. check for that, and then do the ors
    sumstodo[0] = strstr(teststr, "blues");
    sumstodo[1] = strstr(teststr, "classical");
    sumstodo[2] = strstr(teststr, "electronic");
    sumstodo[3] = strstr(teststr, "folk & country");
    sumstodo[4] = strstr(teststr, "funk / soul");
    sumstodo[5] = strstr(teststr, "hip hop");
    sumstodo[6] = strstr(teststr, "jazz");
    sumstodo[7] = strstr(teststr, "latin");
    sumstodo[8] = strstr(teststr, "pop");
    sumstodo[9] = strstr(teststr, "reggae");
    sumstodo[10] = strstr(teststr, "rock");
    sumstodo[11] = strstr(teststr, "stage & screen");

    if(sumstodo[0] != 0) {
        if(firstcode == 0){
            firstcode = 1;
            Oars = BLUES;
        }
    }
    if(sumstodo[1] != 0) {
        if(firstcode == 1){
            Oars = Oars | CLASSICAL;
        }
        if(firstcode == 0){
            firstcode = 1;
            Oars = CLASSICAL;
        }
    }
    if(sumstodo[2] != 0) {
        if(firstcode == 1){
            Oars = Oars | ELECTRONIC;
        }
        if(firstcode == 0){
            firstcode = 1;
            Oars = ELECTRONIC;
        }
    }
    if(sumstodo[3] != 0) {
        if(firstcode == 1){
            Oars = Oars | FOLK_COUNTRY;
        }
        if(firstcode == 0){
            firstcode = 1;
            Oars = FOLK_COUNTRY;
        }
    }
    if(sumstodo[4] != 0) {
        if(firstcode == 1){
            Oars = Oars | FUNK_SOUL;
        }
        if(firstcode == 0){
            firstcode = 1;
            Oars = FUNK_SOUL;
        }
    }
    if(sumstodo[5] != 0) {
        if(firstcode == 1){
            Oars = Oars | HIP_HOP;
        }
        if(firstcode == 0){
            firstcode = 1;
            Oars = HIP_HOP;
        }
    }
    if(sumstodo[6] != 0) {
        if(firstcode == 1){
            Oars = Oars | JAZZ;
        }
        if(firstcode == 0){
            firstcode = 1;
            Oars = JAZZ;
        }
    }
    if(sumstodo[7] != 0) {
        if(firstcode == 1){
            Oars = Oars | LATIN;
        }
        if(firstcode == 0){
            firstcode = 1;
            Oars = LATIN;
        }
    }
    if(sumstodo[8] != 0) {
        if(firstcode == 1){
            Oars = Oars | POP;
        }
        if(firstcode == 0){
            firstcode = 1;
            Oars = POP;
        }
    }
    if(sumstodo[9] != 0) {
        if(firstcode == 1){
            Oars = Oars | REGGAE;
        }
        if(firstcode == 0){
            firstcode = 1;
            Oars = REGGAE;
        }
    }
    if(sumstodo[10] != 0) {
        if(firstcode == 1){
            Oars = Oars | ROCK;
        }
        if(firstcode == 0){
            firstcode = 1;
            Oars = ROCK;
        }
    }
    if(sumstodo[11] != 0) {
        if(firstcode == 1){
            Oars = Oars | STAGE_SCREEN;
        }
        if(firstcode == 0){
            //firstcode = 1;
            Oars = STAGE_SCREEN;
        }
    }

return Oars;
}