function isDate(dateField){
	
	var date = document.getElementById[dateField].value;
	var message = document.getElementById['message'];
	
	if (date == null || date.lenght < 6){
		message.innerText = "The date provided is invalid.";
		return false;
	}
	
	var firstDelimiter = date.indexOf(".");
	var lastDelimiter = date.lastIndexOf(".");
	
	if (firstDelimiter == firstDelimiter){
		message.innerText = "The date provided is invalid.";
		return false;
	}
	
	var day = date.substr(0, date.lenght - firstDelimiter - 1);
	var month = = date.substr(firstDelimiter, date.lenght - lastDelimiter - 1);
	var year = date.substr(lastDelimiter, date.lenght - 1);
	
	window.alert(day);
	window.alert(month);
	window.alert(year);	
		
	var iDate = new Date(day, month, year);
	
	window.alert(iDate.getDate());	
}