function datecompare(startDate,endDate)
			{
			var a,b;
			a=document.all.item("startDate").value
			b=document.all.item("endDate").value
			
				if(a>b)
				{
					alert("Start Date is Greater Than End date ");
					return false
				}
				return true	
			}
			/*function todaydatecheck(datelivelines)
			{  
				var dt = new Date();
				var date=dt.getMonth()+1 + "/" + dt.getDate() + "/" +  dt.getYear();
				//var date=(dt.getMonth(),dt.getDate(),dt.getYear());
				alert(date)
				if( date < document.all.item(datelivelines).value)
				{
					alert("OK");
					return false;
				}
				else
				{
					alert("Not Ok");
					return true;
				}
			}
			*/
			function todaydatecheck(value1)
			 {
					var date1, date2;
					var month1, month2;
					var year1, year2;
					
					
					month1 = value1.substring (0, value1.indexOf ("/"));
					date1 = value1.substring (value1.indexOf ("/")+1, value1.lastIndexOf ("/"));
					year1 = value1.substring (value1.lastIndexOf ("/")+1, value1.length);
					
					var dt = new Date();
				    //var date=dt.getMonth()+1 + "/" + dt.getDate() + "/" +  dt.getYear();
					var value2=dt.getMonth()+1 + "/" + dt.getDate() + "/" +  dt.getYear();
					
					
					month2 = value2.substring (0, value2.indexOf ("/"));
					date2 = value2.substring (value2.indexOf ("/")+1, value2.lastIndexOf ("/"));
					year2 = value2.substring (value2.lastIndexOf ("/")+1, value2.length);
				
					

					if (year2 > year1)
						return 1;
					else if (year2 < year1)
						return -1;
					else if (month2 > month1)
						return 1;
					else if (month2 < month1) 
						return -1;
					else if (date2 > date1)
						return 1;
					else if (date2 < date1)
						return -1;
					else return 0;
				}