function isToday (dateString, dateType) {
/*
   dateString is a date passed as a string in the following
   formats:

   type 1 : 19970529
   type 2 : 970529
   type 3 : 29/05/1997
   type 4 : 29/05/97
   type 5 : 1776-07-04
   
   dateType indicates the type of dateString passed

   Returns true if the date passed is equal to todays date
   Returns false if the date passed is NOT equal to todays
   date or if dateType is unknown.
*/

    var now = new Date();
    var today = new Date(now.getYear(),now.getMonth(),now.getDate());

    if (dateType == 1)
        var date = new Date(dateString.substring(0,4),
                            dateString.substring(4,6)-1,
                            dateString.substring(6,8));
    else if (dateType == 2)
        var date = new Date(dateString.substring(0,2),
                            dateString.substring(2,4)-1,
                            dateString.substring(4,6));
    else if (dateType == 3)
        var date = new Date(dateString.substring(6,10),
                            dateString.substring(3,5)-1,
                            dateString.substring(0,2));
    else if (dateType == 4)
        var date = new Date(dateString.substring(6,8),
                            dateString.substring(3,5)-1,
                            dateString.substring(0,2));
    else if (dateType == 5)
        var date = new Date(dateString.substring(0,4),
                            dateString.substring(5,7)-1,
                            dateString.substring(8,10));
    else
        return false;

    if (date.toString() == today.toString())
        return true;
    else
        return false;
}


	function todaysdate () {
		var today = new Date()
		var monthName_List = new Date()
		var arrayMonthNames = new Array("January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December");
	
		monthNumber = (today.getMonth());
		monthName = arrayMonthNames[monthNumber];
	
		dayNumber=today.getDate();
		if(dayNumber < 10){
			dayNumber="0" + dayNumber;
		}
		var yearNumber = today.getYear();
		if(yearNumber < 1000) {
			yearNumber+=1900;
		}
		document.write(monthName + " " + dayNumber + ", " + yearNumber);
	}