var mon = new Array("1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","10","11","12"); 
var day = new Date; 
var yr = day.getYear();

if(yr < 2000) 
{
	yr = yr + 1900; 
}

var sho =day.getDate() + "." + mon[day.getMonth()] + "." + yr; // change formatting as required