// JavaScript Document

var theDate = new Date();
var theyearis = theDate.getFullYear()
var todayIs = (theDate.getMonth()+1) + '/' + theDate.getDate() + '/' + theyearis;

function compareDates (value1, value2) {
   var date1, date2;
   var month1, month2;
   var year1, year2;

   month1 = parseInt(value1.substring (0, value1.indexOf ("/")));
   date1 = parseInt(value1.substring (value1.indexOf ("/")+1, value1.lastIndexOf ("/")));
   year1 = parseInt(value1.substring (value1.lastIndexOf ("/")+1, value1.length));
   if (year1.length < 4) {year1+= 2000;}

   month2 = parseInt(value2.substring (0, value2.indexOf ("/")));
   date2 = parseInt(value2.substring (value2.indexOf ("/")+1, value2.lastIndexOf ("/")));
   year2 = parseInt(value2.substring (value2.lastIndexOf ("/")+1, value2.length));
   if (year2.length < 4) {year2+= 2000;}
   
//   alert(month1 + '/' + date1 + '/' + year1 + ' :: ' + month2 + '/' + date2 + '/' + year2)

   if (year1 > year2) return 1;
   else if (year1 < year2) return -1;
   else if (month1 > month2) return 1;
   else if (month1 < month2) return -1;
   else if (date1 > date2) return 1;
   else if (date1 < date2) return -1;
   else return 0;
}