Compare two dates Google apps script

Question

What would be the best way to compare two dates?

var int = e.parameter.intlistbox;
var startDate = rSheet.getRange(parseInt(int) + 1 ,1).ge         


        

Answer 1

Wow, I'm late here. I found it easiest to convert the dates into the integer Day of the year. So Jan 1st would be 1, Feb 1st would be 32, etc.

Here is that script:

today = parseInt(Utilities.formatDate(new Date(),"EST","D"));

If you're grabbing a value from your spreadsheet, just place the value into the new Date():

today = parseInt(Utilities.formatDate(new Date(rSheet.getRange(parseInt(int) + 1 ,1).getValues()),"EST","D"));