// JavaScript Document


	function validateDate(myDateField) {
		
		var sBadDate = 'Invalid Date Format! \nExample: mm/dd/yyyy\n\n';

		myDate = myDateField.value;

		var dteDate;
		obj1 = myDate.split("/"); 
		obj1[0] = parseInt(obj1[0], 10)-1; //for javascript 0=January!
		obj1[1] = parseInt(obj1[1], 10);
		obj1[2] = parseInt(obj1[2], 10);
		dteDate = new Date(obj1[2], obj1[0], obj1[1]);

		if( myDate.length == 0 || ( (obj1[1]==dteDate.getDate()) && (obj1[0]==dteDate.getMonth()) && (obj1[2]==dteDate.getFullYear()) ) ){
			return true;
		}else{
			alert(sBadDate);
			myDateField.focus(); 
			myDateField.select(); 
			return false;
		}	
	}