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why cannot calculate 2 date time's difference?

Hi

I have the following js and it can show
var dthen = 2009-02-28 13:00:00
var dnow = 2009-02-18 13:00:00

But, it shows NaN of the alert (ddiff) and (gsecs).

What's wrong with the code?

I use aspx, vc#.

StartCountDown("10","2009-02-28 13:00:00", "<%= SystemDateTime %>")
          function StartCountDown(myDiv,myTargetDate,sysDateTime)
          {
            var dthen	= new Date(myTargetDate); //2009-02-28 13:00:00
            var dnow	= new Date(sysDateTime);   //2009-02-18 13:00:00         
            ddiff		= new Date(dthen-dnow);
            window.alert(ddiff);
            gsecs = Math.floor(ddiff.valueOf()/1000);
            window.alert(gsecs);
          }

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madhevan_pillai

Hi,

Try this

StartCountDown("10",'2009/02/28 13:00:00', "<%= System.DateTime.Now %>")
function StartCountDown(myDiv,myTargetDate,sysDateTime)
{

var dthen      = new Date(myTargetDate); //2009-02-28 13:00:00
var dnow      = new Date(sysDateTime); //2009-02-18 13:00:00
ddiff            = new Date(dthen-dnow);
window.alert(ddiff);
gsecs = Math.floor(ddiff.valueOf()/1000);
window.alert(gsecs);
}

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sybe

In javascript create a Date object with this:
dateObj = new Date(year, month, date[, hours[, minutes[, seconds[,ms]]]])

the code you are using is actually this:
new Date('2009/02/28 13:00:00');

whioch does not seem to create a data object in javascript