salvatore, :~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ : From: Salvatore Palmisano : : There has to be an easier way to validate : dates in javascript. :~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ there isn't directly, unfortunately. i'm experimenting with a regex function for validating dates, but it's not 100% yet. :~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ : All I need is something that'll force the : field to have this format and reject : everything else. :~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ sometimes the simplest solutions escape us. how about something like this: http://members.evolt.org/jeff/code/days_in_month.cfm good luck, .jeff http://evolt.org/ jeff at members.evolt.org http://members.evolt.org/jeff/