IF/ELSE on member.html

I'd like to show the following on member.html considering the following:

1. A new mysql field has been created in the members table called PIN

2. The new field is blank upon new user account creation

When the page is loaded, I'd like to check the "PIN" field. If the contents are empty, parse a block of html. If there is data in the field "PIN" then I'd like to display the contents.

Thanks!!

Something like:

{if $smarty.request.fieldname == ""}
blank text
{else}
not blank text
{/else}
{/if}

David

Exactly what I needed except closing the ELSE made smarty angry so I removed it and all worked well!

Thanks