Set the values of Dropdown list of a date:- There are three dropdown lists for each Day, Month And Year. we fill through javascript with following way: var date =" 11/23/2010 "; // Format- MM/DD/YYYY var mm = date.substring(0,2); var dd = date.substring(3,5); var yy = date.substring(6,10); document.getElementById(" ddlDay ").value=dd; document.getElementById(" ddlMonth ").value=mm; document.getElementById(" ddlYear ").value=yy;