Forms Data Controls :: Test Data In A Column Before Display?

I have a gridview bound to a dynamic query which produces a total row as part of the bound data. I am making links out of some of the cells and want to do a check to see if the bound data matches certain criteria to allow linking to it. My code looks something like this:

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What I want is to change the item template to not include the <a href> if the value of the Eval("Category") statement is "Total".

I tried doing something like <% if (Eval("Category") != "Total") { //do something } %> but that throws an error: Databinding methods such as Eval(), XPath(), and Bind() can only be used in the context of a databound control.