[thelist] JS Date Issue

[Salvatore Palmisano]

There has to be an easier way to validate dates in javascript.

I have a field on a web form that needs a date in mm/dd/yyyy format.  In
VBScript, I can simply call the IsDate() function and test the input for
validity.
Is there nothing like this for javascript?  I did a search on google for
"date validation" and found scripts ranging from 50 lines to over 200 lines
of code.
All I need is something that'll force the field to have this format and
reject everything else.

Sorry, my JS is a bit rusty.
Thanks.

--Salvatore