protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { //get the security data from the session Sec = (clsSecurity)Session["Sec"]; //if it is null then this is the first run of the site if (Sec == null) { //initialise the object Sec = new clsSecurity(); //save it to the session Session["Sec"] = Sec; } //set the state of the menu buttons Authenticated(Sec.Authenticated); //create a customer object clsCustomer customer = new clsCustomer(); Boolean Found = false; Found = customer.GetFirstNameByEmail(Sec.UserEMail); lblHi.Text = "Hi~ " + customer.FirstName; }