comparing dates

Is it possible to take two dates and see if one is greater than the other.

I can't seem to find any information on how I would go about doing this.

Maybe my thinking is off but this is what I wanted to try to do:

String d ="2006-04-16';

Date wd = java.sql.Date.valueOf(d);

Date cd =new java.sql.Date(System.currentTimeMillis());

if(wd > cd){

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"You have entered a future date. \n"+

"Do you really want to do this?");

}else{

//do nothing

}

I'm getting an error saying: (operator > can't be applied to java.sql.Date, java.sql.Date)

I know that using >, <, >=, <= and all are used for comparing numbers.

So how would I go about changing my if statement to work for comparing the dates?

thanks

-PD

[1165 byte] By [Wh0.M3a] at [2007-10-2 17:39:17]