source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/util.cs

@@ -367,7 +367,24 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
             if (neverEmpty)
                 return DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("o");
             return string.Empty;
+        }
 
+        ///////////////////////////////
+        // v7 to v8 Date conversion
+        //
+        //
+        public static bool DateIsPast(object o, bool neverEmpty = false) { return DateIsPast(o.ToString(), neverEmpty); }
+        public static bool DateIsPast(string s, bool neverEmpty = false)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(s))            
+                return false;//no date so not past
+            
+
+            DateTime result = new DateTime();
+            if (DateTime.TryParse(s, out result))
+                return result < DateTime.Now;
+            //can't parse so no, it's not past
+            return false;
         }