Simplest way to parse a Date in Javascript
<p>I want to parse a Date chosen by user:</p>

<pre><code>var ds = "11 / 08 / 2009";
</code></pre>

<p>I use</p>

<pre><code>var d = new Date(ds);
</code></pre>

<p>It gives me November, 08, 2009. But what I need is August, 11, 2009.</p>

<p>What is the simplest way to parse the date?</p>
