<script>
var mydate=new Date();
var str="2005-11-18";
var tmp=str.split("-");

if ((mydate.getFullYear()==tmp[0])&&(mydate.getMonth()==tmp[1]-1)&&(mydate.getDate()==tmp[2])){
alert("yep")
}else{
mydate=new Date(tmp[0],tmp[1]-1,tmp[2]);
}
</script>