Date comparison for validation.

var date_start:Date = new Date(2023, 6, 10);
var date_now:Date = new Date(); // HERE!
var differenceInMilliseconds:Number = date_end.time - date_start.time;

const MILLISECOND_PER_SECOND:int = 1000;
const SECOND_PER_MINUTES:int = 60;
const MINUTES_PER_HOUR:int = 60;
const HOURS_PER_DAY:int = 24;

var differenceInSeconds:Number = differenceInMilliseconds / MILLISECOND_PER_SECOND;
var differenceInMinutes:Number = differenceInSeconds / SECOND_PER_MINUTES;
var differenceInHouse:Number = differenceInMinutes / MINUTES_PER_HOUR;
var differenceInDays:Number = differenceInHouse / HOURS_PER_DAY;

if (date_now > date_end)
{                    
trace("expired");
}
else
{
trace("approved");                    
}