hello,
i try to use the code before to work on the visible part, but then now it's disapear and not even show. 
  Dim lblMessage2 As Label = (TryCast(e.Item.FindControl("OPMissionSLabel"), Label))
        Dim lblMessage3 As Label = (TryCast(e.Item.FindControl("Label39"), Label))
        If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(lblMessage2.Text) Then
            lblMessage3.Visible = False
        Else
            lblMessage3.Visible = True
        End If
 
<table>
    <tr>
      <td><p class="padding2"><b><asp:Label ID="Label39" runat="server" Text="Program Mission:" Font-Size="18px" Font-Names="Arial" width="180px"></asp:Label></b></p></td> 
    </tr> 
     <tr>
        <td><p class="padding4"><asp:Label ID="OPMissionSLabel" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("OPMissionS")%>' Font-Size="12px" Font-Names="Arial" width="650px"></asp:Label></p></td>                           
     </tr>
</table> 
please help.  
if the OPMissionslabel has data, then "Label39" visible is true, but if not then is false.  
by the way, this is inside the ListView that i need to use FindControl
please help.
 
thanks.