function setYearVar() {
	myDate = new Date();
	year = myDate.getYear();
	if (year < 2000) year = 1900 + year;
}
function createMenu(arg1,arg2,arg3) {
	// usage example: createMenu("yearmenu",4,"");
	menuName = arg1; // sets the name of the menu's <select> tag
	addTotal = arg2; // how many years to display (in addition to current year)
	selected = arg3; // initial option to display (leave blank to use current year)
	n = 1;
	setYearVar();
	function writeMenu() {
		itemCode = '<select name="'+menuName+'">'
		if (selected != "") {
			itemCode += '<option value="" selected>'+selected+'</option>'
		}
			itemCode += '<option value="'+year+'">'+year+'</option>';
		while (n <= addTotal) {
			newYear = year+n;
			itemCode += '<option value="'+newYear+'">'+newYear+'</option>';
			n++
		}
		itemCode += '</select>';
		document.write(itemCode);
	}
	writeMenu();
}
function currentYear() {
	setYearVar();
	document.write(year);
}