if (dateStr.search("-") != -1) { // e.g. '2009-7-12' or '2009-07-12'
dateStrSlashed = dateStr.replace("-", "/", "g");
while (dateStrSlashed.search("-") != -1) {
if (dateStr.search("-") != -1) { // e.g. '2009-7-12' or '2009-07-12'
dateStrSlashed = dateStr.replace("-", "/", "g");
while (dateStrSlashed.search("-") != -1) {