[CS3] function to determine which date is older and newer?

[deluxmilkman]

I would like to get the current time from user`s computer,
and compare that time with another time I pre-decided,
and know if user`s time is newer than the my pre-decided time.

I used

var now:Date = new Date();
txtField.text = now.toString();

to Get "Wed Sep 17 17:42:46 GMT+0900 2008"


should I convert this to milliseconds?
I don`t know what to do next.
please help me.

thank you

[a_modified_dog]

var old:Date = new Date(2008,8,17,12,0,0)
var now:Date = new Date();

var msecs:Number = now-old;
trace(msecs);