Total javascript newbie here, I need to load current date in textbox

[Maim]

I need a function that enters the current date into a textbox when the page loads, but as I hardly know how to implement javascript into html I need a little help with this.

I've found a few examples of getting the date at a few sites, but no example of how to insert this date into a text box when the page loads...

<script LANGUAGE=&quot;JavaScript&quot;>
<!--
showDate()
{
var currentDate = new Date();
return currentDate;
}
-->
</script>

So from my html, I have this in there...
<input name=&quot;E_CreationDate&quot; size=&quot;10&quot; value=&quot;showDate()&quot;>

but all this does is place &quot;showDate()&quot; in the textbox.

What am I missing here? Is this function gonna work? Am I trying to call the function incorrectly?

Thanks for the help

 

[iza]

value=&quot;javascript:showDate();&quot;
or
value=&quot;javascript:newDate();&quot;

and if none of those works,
<script LANGUAGE=&quot;JavaScript&quot;>
<!--
showDate()
{
var currentDate = new Date();
document.all.the_name_of_the_form.E_CreationDate.value=currentDate
}
-->
</script>
AND
<input name=&quot;E_CreationDate&quot; size=&quot;10&quot;>

(this is ie only tho)