Hide specific Row cell from a ASP.Net GridView based on some condition

Hi there,

I have a gridview which displays a list of submittted applications with a column that contains an edit link.

<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Status">
                                <ItemTemplate>
                                     <asp:LinkButton ID="lnkBtnEdit" runat="server" CommandArgument = '<%# Eval("appID")%>' Text = "Edit" OnClick = "editApp" />
                                </ItemTemplate>
                            </asp:TemplateField>

I want to hide the link button if the status (value 1 or 0) of the form is set to 1. Here is the code I am trying to use.

Protected Sub gv1_RowDataBound(sender As Object, e As GridViewRowEventArgs)

        If e.Row.RowType = DataControlRowType.DataRow Then
            'get the cell cell value
            Dim status As Integer
           
            If status= 0 Then
                'show button
                e.Row.FindControl("lnkBtnEdit").Visible = True
            Else
                'hide button
                e.Row.FindControl("lnkBtnEdit").Visible = False
            End If
        End If
    End Sub

I think my mistake lies in getting the status value (as it ouputs 0 for every application). Any pointers would be great. Thanks.