I would like to compare the date selected from the database (every entry in EndDate) and compare them with today date. Is there any way to do this programmatically? Like extracting the dates and comparing them individually? I need this because I need to update the status for the table. string username; username = HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name; string date = DateTime.Now.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy"); txtDate.Text = date; SqlConnection conn1 = new SqlConnection("Data Source=mydatasource\\sqlexpress;" + "Initial Catalog = Suite2; Integrated Security =SSPI"); SqlDataAdapter adapter; string end; end = "SELECT EndDate FROM Table_Message WHERE username = '" + username + "'"; adapter = new SqlDataAdapter(end, conn1); conn1.Open(); DataSet ds = new DataSet(); adapter.Fill(ds); //Execute the sql command GridView2.DataSource = ds; GridView2.DataBind(); conn1.Close();