[Javascript] cannot set anything

[dave tee]

am fairly new to this game and having serious trouble with setDate(), 
setSeconds() and indeed set anything. Is this a problem that is browser 
specific as have tried 3 versions from textbooks and none work properly. I'm 
using IE5.5

regards
Dave

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