How to count days till one specific date?

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica][size=2]Hi,

I have to make a counter which has the following:

Initial value: 0
Target value: 5000
Date which the target should be achieved: 31 Feb 05
Date which the counter starts: 1 Dec 04

So what i’m trying to do is a counter that will start from 0 on the 1stDec and will end with 5000 on the 31stFeb.

However I need to be able to change both the initial and target value and the initial and target date.

Can anyone help me with the code or advise me with a script for this?

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