"tshad" <tscheider***@ftsolutions.com> wrote in message
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>I am trying to check the date of my field to check if it is greater that
>today, but I am getting an error.
>
> I am using :
>
>        <asp:CompareValidator runat="server"
>         ControlToCompare="RequestedStartDate"
>         Operator="GreaterThan"
>         Display="Dynamic"
>         ValueToCompare = DateTime.Today.ToShortDateString()
>         Type="Date" text="<br>Invalid Start Date"/>
>
> But it gives me an error:
>
>   The value 'DateTime.Today()' of the ValueToCompare property of '' cannot
> be converted to type 'Date'
>
> I also tried DateTime.Today(), but got the same error.  How would I do
> this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>