// JavaScript to generate a compact date representation

//
// format date as yyyy.mm.dd
// example: 1999.01.12 = 12 Jan. 1999
//
function date_yyyymmdd(date)
{
  var d = date.getDate();
  var m = date.getMonth() + 1;
  var y = date.getFullYear();

  return "" +
    y + "." + (m<10?"0"+m:m) + "." + (d<10?"0"+d:d);
}


//
// get last modified date of the 
// current document.
//
function date_lastmodified()
{
  var lmd = document.lastModified;
  var s   = "Unknown";
  var d1;

  // check if we have a valid date
  // before proceeding
  if(0 != (d1=Date.parse(lmd)))
  {
    s = "" + date_yyyymmdd(new Date(d1));
  }

  return s;
}

//
// finally display the last modified date
// as YYYY.MM.DD
//
document.writeln( "&nbsp;"+
  date_lastmodified() );

// End