var MONTHS = ["January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"];
var myDate, myFormatDate;
var date_str ='10/07/1967';
var t = date_str.split("/");
if(t[2]) {
myDate = new Date(t[2], t[0] - 1, t[1]);
myFormatDate = MONTHS[myDate.getMonth()] + "," + myDate.getDate() + "," + myDate.getFullYear();
} else {
myDate = new Date(new Date().getFullYear(), t[0] - 1, t[1]);
myFormatDate = MONTHS[myDate.getMonth()] + "," + mydate.getDate();
}
= RESULT:
= myDate -- the Date Object
= myFormatDate -- formated date string "October, 07, 1967"
