<!-- creates current date *thisdate* in YYYYMMDD format -->
var today= new Date();
var thismonth= (today.getMonth()+1);
var thisday= (today.getDate());
	if (thismonth <10)
	{
		thismonth=("0"+thismonth)
	}
	if (thisday <10)
	{
		thisday=("0"+thisday)
	}
var thisdate=((today.getFullYear())+""+thismonth+""+thisday);
thisdate=parseInt(thisdate);