Convert Date stored in MYSQL to date flex can use

Question

Hello All.
I am trying to finish a simple log in script for a program i am working on.
Its using amfphp to check a mysql database to ensure that the username and password that the user enters is in the database and flagged to allow them to log in,
I have all this working fine.
However the database also has a table named "Date" that contains a date in the format os DD/MM/YYYY  this date is generated by flex in a process earlier.   The field type for this date field is a varChar.
My flex application also has a variable that contains the current Date. In the same format.
        <mx:DateFormatter id="DateDisplay"  formatString="DD/MM/YYYY"/>
          [Bindable] private var today:Date = new Date();
and i have a label that displays it using the code below.
DateDisplay.format(today)
Now what i want to do is when the user clicks the log in button, in the result of the function that is run, i want to convert the date stored in the mysql table to a date variable so that i can compare it witht he actual date.   So that the user can not log in once the date has expired.
The result function is as follows
protected function qrycandidateLogin(event:ResultEvent):void
                if(event.result.length > 0 && event.result[0].Taken =='Yes') {
                    Alert.show(LoginError,"Error");
                else if (event.result.length > 0 )
                    viewstack1.selectedChild=welcome;  
                    userArray = event.result as ArrayCollection;
                else
                    Alert.show("Please consult an account admin.", "Login failed");
So i need to add the code to the first "Else IF" statement.  to ensure that the date hasnt expired.
If anyone can help that would be great !
Thanks
Dave

Answer 1

I have been working on this and had some advancement but I am still having problems.
I added a bindable variable - [Bindable] public var SelDate:Date;
and added the following code into my result function
    SelDate= DateField.stringToDate(event.result[0].date, "DD/MM/YYYY");
however when i check what this SelDate variable then holds it comes out as
Wed Jan 20 00:00:00 GMT+0000 2010
the date is correct becuase my database value is 20/1/2010
But i dont want all the time etc,  but when i change the "DD/MM/YYY "   it then displays nothing.
Any ideas?
Thanks