function dateComp(d1,d2) { var date1= new Date(Date.parse(d1.replace("-","/"))); var date2= new Date(Date.parse(d2.replace("-","/"))); alert(date1.getTime() +" " +date2.getTime()); var r = (date1-date2)/(24*60*60*1000); return r; } function fun() { var d1 ="2012-12-03"; var d2 ="2013-01-03"; var d = dateComp(d1,d2); alert(d); }