How do I write this JavaScript?

[HiFi]

I have a date. Say, today's date. After the date, I want to display a sentence saying that the date has passed. Before the date, I want nothing to appear.

Here is the script I have:

var theDate=new Date();
var closingDate="03/04/03"
if (theDate=>closingDate) { postActive="<h1>The open date has passed.</h1>"; }
else { postActive=""; }
document.write(postActive);

What's missing?

[GrahamH]

var theDate=new Date();
var closingDate="03/04/03"

postactive ="";
if (theDate >= closingDate)
{ postActive="<h1>The open date has passed.</h1>";
document.write(postActive);
}

Also your closing date is a string whereas Date() produces a different type. You need to sort that out in order to have a meaningful comparison.