protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { DataAbstract DA = new DataAbstract(); DA.clearNotifications(); if (Convert.ToInt32(Session["userID"]) != 0) { userID = Convert.ToInt32(Session["userID"]); DataSet accountData = DA.returnAccounts(userID); //gets all accounts System.Data.DataTable accountsTable = accountData.Tables[0]; //table holding all account entries for the user object s = accountsTable.Rows[0].Field <object>("AcctNumber"); //sets the default account to the first of the user's accounts. LIKELY CHANGE LATER. if (Convert.ToInt64(Session["account"]) == 0) { Session["account"] = Convert.ToInt64(s); //saves the first account as the default account during the session } userID = Convert.ToInt16(Session["userID"]); //saves the Session userID to the variable on this page } else { Session["userID"] = 1; //temporary solution for demo 3/19/2017 Session["account"] = 211111110; } }