var ddlDate;

function the_date(){

            var arrivalDate = "-- Arrival Date --";

            var shortDayName = new Array("Sun","Mon","Tue","Wed","Thu","Fri","Sat");

            var shortMonthName = new Array("Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec");

            

            var date = new Date();

            var select = ddlDate;

            

            var firstDay = date.getDate();

            if(parseInt(firstDay) < 10) firstDay = "0" + firstDay;

            var firstMonth = date.getMonth() + 1;

            if(parseInt(firstMonth) < 10) firstMonth = "0" + firstMonth;

                        

            var firstOption = new Option(arrivalDate);

            firstOption.value = date.getFullYear() + firstMonth + firstDay;

            

            document.writeln("<SELECT name=\"d\">");

            

            for(var d=0;d<90;d++)

            {

                        var day = date.getDate();

                if(parseInt(day) < 10) day = "0" + day;

                        var month = date.getMonth() + 1;

                        if(parseInt(month) < 10) month = "0" + month;

                        var option = new Option(shortDayName[date.getDay()] + " " + date.getDate() + " " + shortMonthName[date.getMonth()] + " " + date.getFullYear());

                        option.value = date.getFullYear() + "" + month +  "" +  day;

                        document.writeln("<OPTION value=" + option.value + ">" + shortDayName[date.getDay()] + " " + date.getDate() + " " + shortMonthName[date.getMonth()] + " " + date.getFullYear() + "</option>");

                        date.setDate(date.getDate() + 1);

            }

            

            document.writeln("</SELECT>");

}