# Quick if(question){} /w Date();

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-if-question-w-date/315267>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 21, 2010, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-if-question-w-date/315267 "2010-10-21T11:20:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Esseti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bb73d2/32.png) [@Esseti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Esseti)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-if-question-w-date/315267/1 "2010-10-21T11:20:54Z")

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How to define a conditional so that if the current date is \> the 27th of March XXXX year, trace(“it’s past March 27th”), else trace(“it’s before March 27th”); ?