[M]M/[D]D/YYYY

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sub isGreater
{
   my $currDate = $_[0];
   my $oldDate = $_[1];
   
   my $currMonth = substr($currDate, 0, index($currDate, "\/"));
   $currDate = substr($currDate, index($currDate, "\/")+1);
   my $oldMonth = substr($oldDate, 0, index($oldDate, "\/"));
   $oldDate = substr($oldDate, index($oldDate, "\/")+1);
   my $currDay = substr($currDate, 0, index($currDate, "\/"));
   $currDate = substr($currDate, index($currDate, "\/")+1);
   my $oldDay = substr($oldDate, 0, index($oldDate, "\/"));
   $oldDate = substr($oldDate, index($oldDate, "\/")+1);
   my $currYear = $currDate;
   my $oldYear = $oldDate;
      
   if ( $currYear > $oldYear )
   {
      return 1;
   }
   elsif ( $currMonth > $oldMonth )
   {
      return 1;
   }
   elsif ( $currDay > $oldDay )
   {
      return 1;
   }
   return 0;
}