How can TextPipe help with converting a date of the type December 31st, 2008 to 12/31/2008?
Thanks,
Bola
Converting Date Types
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Re: Converting Date Types
You need a Filters\Replace\Search/replace list to convert the months to a 2 digit number.
Then use a perl pattern
Replace with
Then use a perl pattern
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(\d{2}) (\d{2})(st|rd|nd), (\d{4})
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$1/$2/$4