System.out.println("date1 is "+mmddyyyy1+" date2 is "+mmddyyyy2);
int mm1 = // *-* find the month value from mmddyyyy1
int dd1 = // *-* find the day
int yyyy1 = // *-* find the year
int mm2 = // *-* find the month value from mmddyyyy2
int yyyy2 = // *-* find the day
int dd2 = // *-* find the year