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JavaScript

var string1 = "01/02/2013 22:13";
var string2 = "08/01/2013 02:01";

var d1 = convertToDate(string1);
var d2 = convertToDate(string2);

if (d1.getTime() > d2.getTime()) {
    alert("string1 is greater");
} else if (d1.getTime() < d2.getTime()) {
    alert("string 2 is greater")
} else {
    alert("both are equal")
}

function convertToDate(datSt) {
    var s1 = datSt.split(" ");
    var s1dat = s1[0].split("/");
    var s1Tim = s1[1].split(":");
    return new Date(s1dat[2], s1dat[1], s1dat[0], s1Tim[0], s1Tim[1])
}