function setDate(fieldname) {
	// grab the required element to add the date to
	var set = document.getElementById(fieldname);
	// apply the value to the form field selected
	set.value = createDate();
}

function createDate () {
	var dateobj= new Date();
	var year=dateobj.getFullYear();
	var month=dateobj.getMonth()+1;
	var day=dateobj.getDate();
	return(day + "/" + month + "/" + year);
}