protected void ddlChooseCustomer_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// DM: When the drop down list is changed, greet the customer, then make the default page links and customer information visible.
// show the panel
pnlGreeting.Visible = true;
Session.Clear(); // clear the session variables
Customer customer = new Customer();
customer = null;
// get the customer ID from the box
int custID = Convert.ToInt32(ddlChooseCustomer.SelectedValue);
// store it in a session variable
Session["custID"] = custID;
customer = CustomerDB.GetCustomerByID(custID);
Session["CustFirstName"] = customer.CustFirstName;
Session["CustLastName"] = customer.CustLastName;
//Response.Redirect(Request.RawUrl);
// lblWelcomeName.Text = Convert.ToString(ddlChooseCustomer.SelectedItem);
// lblWelcomeName.Text = Convert.ToString(custID);
// lblWelcomeName.Text = Convert.ToString(Session["CustFirstName"]) + " " + Convert.ToString(Session["CustLastName"]);
lblWelcomeName.Text = customer.CustFirstName.ToString() + " " + customer.CustLastName.ToString();
} // end method
