Assigning a table value from a dataset to a variable

[blitzed2010]

I have been trying to do this for some time and have had no success.

Now I can spit out something from the table by putting the control

<%# Dataset.FieldValue("nameF", Container %>

My question is how do I assign that value from "nameF" into a variable? And
will I be able to use that variable in a Repeater?

Please any help will prevent me from kicking a hole through my monitor.

[blitzed2010]

Here is what I need to to

dim previousID

If currentID = previousID then
Print a headline <BR>
previousID = currentID
Else
Print name <BR>
Print headline <BR>
End IF

How do I write this out in dreamweaver? This is a simple if statement and for
some reason getting the values of any particular item in a dataset is
impossible. Why did macromedia make this so difficult to accomplish? Maybe I
am being to hard on them, but for something as simple as this it seems
ridiculous that they wouldn't keep such simple functionality.