function calculateAge(birthdate:Date):Number {
    var dtNow:Date = new Date();// gets current date
    var currentMonth:Number = dtNow.getMonth();
    var currentDay:Number = dtNow.getDay();
    var currentYear:Number = dtNow.getFullYear();
 
    var bdMonth:Number = birthdate.getMonth();
    var bdDay:Number = birthdate.getDay();
    var bdYear:Number = birthdate.getFullYear();
 
    // get the difference in years
    var years:Number = dtNow.getFullYear() - birthdate.getFullYear();
    // subtract another year if we're before the
    // birth day in the current year
    if (currentMonth < bdMonth || (currentMonth == bdMonth && currentDay < bdDay)) {
        years--;
    }
    return years;
}
 
function dateStringToObject(dateString):Date {
    var date_ar = dateString.split("/");
    return new Date(date_ar[2],date_ar[0] - 1,date_ar[1]);
}
 
var dateNow:Date = new Date();
var checkDate:String = "11/25/1976";
var dateBirthday:Date = dateStringToObject(checkDate);
trace("dateNow = "+dateNow);
trace("dateBirthday = "+dateBirthday);
trace("age = "+calculateAge(dateBirthday));