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# http://txt2re.com/index-ruby.php3?s=11:Jan:2019%20%22This%20is%20an%20Example!%22&-15&2

#!/usr/bin/ruby
txt='11:Jan:2019 "This is an Example!"'

re1='((?:(?:[0-2]?\\d{1})|(?:[3][01]{1}))[-:\\/.](?:Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|Jun(?:e)?|Jul(?:y)?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Sept|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)[-:\\/.](?:(?:[1]{1}\\d{1}\\d{1}\\d{1})|(?:[2]{1}\\d{3})))(?![\\d])'	# DDMMMYYYY 1
re2='.*?'	# Non-greedy match on filler
re3='(an)'	# Word 1

re=(re1+re2+re3)
m=Regexp.new(re,Regexp::IGNORECASE);
if m.match(txt)
    ddmmmyyyy1=m.match(txt)[1];
    word1=m.match(txt)[2];
    puts "("<<ddmmmyyyy1<<")"<<"("<<word1<<")"<< "\n"
end

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