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# http://txt2re.com/index-ruby.php3?s=08:Nov:2018%20%22This%20is%20an%20Example!%22&7&14

#!/usr/bin/ruby
txt='08:Nov:2018 "This is an Example!"'

re1='.*?'	# Non-greedy match on filler
re2='(?:(?:[0-2]?\\d{1})|(?:[3][01]{1}))(?![\\d])'	# Uninteresting: day
re3='.*?'	# Non-greedy match on filler
re4='(?:(?:[0-2]?\\d{1})|(?:[3][01]{1}))(?![\\d])'	# Uninteresting: day
re5='((?:(?:[0-2]?\\d{1})|(?:[3][01]{1})))(?![\\d])'	# Day 1
re6='.*?'	# Non-greedy match on filler
re7='((?:[a-z][a-z]+))'	# Word 1

re=(re1+re2+re3+re4+re5+re6+re7)
m=Regexp.new(re,Regexp::IGNORECASE);
if m.match(txt)
    day1=m.match(txt)[1];
    word1=m.match(txt)[2];
    puts "("<<day1<<")"<<"("<<word1<<")"<< "\n"
end

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