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Trying to dispay an error message if the varibel does not exists. In my sql database the variable is a blank cell or data.

<cfoutput><cfif #findorder.email# eq ""></cfoutput>
Display error message here...
<cfelse>

It will not display if the cell is blank but it does work if there is data for example if I put <cfoutput><cfif #findorder.email# eq "ryan"></cfoutput> Display error message here...

and if I put ryan in that cell it will display the error message. How do I get it to display it if the cell is blank I thougth eq "" is supposed to do that?