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\" class=\"listbox\">");

for(var d=0;d<366;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>");

}