//**************************************
// From "JavaScript and DHTML Cookbook" 
// Published by O'Reilly & Associates
// Copyright 2003 Danny Goodman
// <script type="text/javascript">document.write(getDaysBefore(2009, 08, 15))</script>
// Note: 08 must be used for target 09.
//**************************************

function getDaysBefore(year, month, date) {
	var oneMinute = 60 * 1000;
	var oneHour = oneMinute * 60;
	var oneDay = oneHour * 24;
	var today = new Date();
	var targetDate = new Date();
	targetDate.setYear(year);
	targetDate.setMonth(month);
	targetDate.setDate(date);
//	alert(targetDate);
	var diff = targetDate.getTime() - today.getTime();
	diff = Math.floor(diff/oneDay);
	return diff;
}