[SOLVED] CONVERT JANUARY INTO 01

[alvinchua]

i need HELP !

 

how to convert a month like

 

January in a combo box into a value ===> 01

Febuary in a combo box into a value  ===> 02

 

(this is because i am letting people to select the month as string in a combo box like Jan, Feb, March, bla bla... and later on i need to convert it into numeric to calculate days between two dates )

 

pls advice..

[phpQuestioner]

 

You need to reference the dateObject "getMonth()".

 

Basic Example:

 

<script language="javascript">
var d = new Date();
var month = d.getMonth();
alert(month);
</script>

[alvinchua]

i no need to get the new date ..

 

now i have a variable storing the current selected month .. let say

 

var month ( is storing January)

 

how i can convert the january to 01 ??

 

[phpQuestioner]

<script language="javascript">
var month="January";
switch(month) {
case "January":
var month="01";
break;
case "February":
var month="02";
break;
case "March":
var month="03";
break;
case "April":
var month="04";
break;
case "May":
var month="05";
break;
case "June":
var month="06";
break;
case "July":
var month="07";
break;
case "August":
var month="08";
break;
case "September":
var month="09";
break;
case "October":
var month="10";
break;
case "November":
var month="11";
break;
case "December":
var month="12";
break;
}
alert(month); // remove this - demo purposes only
</script>