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HTML
<input type="text" value="9/23/2012 3:39:49 AM" id="dateText" />
JavaScript
$(function(){
$("#dateText").val($.datepicker.formatDate('dd-M-yy', new Date($("#dateText").val())));
});
<input type="text" value="9/23/2012 3:39:49 AM" id="dateText" />
$(function(){
$("#dateText").val($.datepicker.formatDate('dd-M-yy', new Date($("#dateText").val())));
});