public ActionResult Register(User model) { if (!ModelState.IsValid) { return(View("Register", model)); } UserSqlDAL newUserDAL = new UserSqlDAL(connectionString); //attempt to retrieve provided email - cannot duplicate existing User newUser = newUserDAL.GetUser(model.Email); if (newUser.Email == null) { newUser.Email = model.Email; newUser.Password = model.Password; if (model.DisplayName == null) { newUser.DisplayName = model.Email.Substring(0, model.Email.IndexOf('@')); } else { newUser.DisplayName = model.DisplayName; } newUserDAL.Register(newUser); User retriveUser = newUserDAL.GetUser(newUser.Email); Session["userid"] = retriveUser.Id; Session["admin"] = retriveUser.IsAdmin; } else { ModelState.AddModelError("email-exists", "That email address exists, please contact Admin for password reset if needed."); return(View("Register", model)); } return(RedirectToAction("Index", "Home")); }