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#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?m)(?=(?:^(?:\d\d\d\d-(?:0[1-9]|10|11|12)-(?:0[1-9]|1[0-9]|2[0-8])|\d\d\d\d-(?:0[13-9]|10|11|12)-(?:29|30)|\d\d\d\d-(?:0[13578]|10|12)-31|(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d0[48]|\d\d[13579][26])-02-29|(?:[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29)T(?:(?:0[0-9]|1[0-9]|2[0-3]):(?:[0-5][0-9]):(?:[0-5][0-9]))(?:\.\d\d\d)?(?:Z|[\+\-](?:0[0-9]|1[012]):00|\+0[34569]:30|\+10:30|-0[39]:30|\+1[34]:00|\+0[58]:45|\+12:45)$)|^(?:1972|198[1235]|199[2347]|2012|2015)-06-30T23:59:60Z$|^(?:197[2-9]|1987|1989|199[058]|2005|2008|2016)-12-31T23:59:60Z$)(?!.*-00:00$)^(\d\d\d\d)-(\d\d)-(\d\d)T(\d\d):(\d\d):(\d\d)(?:\.(\d\d\d))?((Z)|([\+\-])(\d\d):(\d\d))$" Local $sString = "Strong Matcher for ISO 8601 / RFC 3339 Date Times; rejects bad TZ offsets, illegal times (Museum of Bad Data)" & @CRLF & _ "See below for expanded matcher" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "```" & @CRLF & _ "// accept: Exemplars" & @CRLF & _ "2008-02-03T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-02-03T04:05:06Z" & @CRLF & _ "0000-01-01T00:00:00.000Z" & @CRLF & _ "0000-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "9999-12-31T23:59:59.999Z" & @CRLF & _ "9999-12-31T23:59:59Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-02-03T04:05:06.007+12:45" & @CRLF & _ "2008-02-03T04:05:06+03:30" & @CRLF & _ "0000-01-01T00:00:00.007-09:30" & @CRLF & _ "0000-02-29T04:05:06.007+14:00" & @CRLF & _ "9999-12-31T23:59:59.999+12:00" & @CRLF & _ "9999-12-31T23:59:59-12:00" & @CRLF & _ "// accept: Leap day, year is multiple of four" & @CRLF & _ "0004-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0008-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0012-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0016-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0020-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0024-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0028-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0032-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0036-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0040-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0044-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0048-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0052-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0056-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0060-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0064-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0068-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0072-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0076-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0080-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0084-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0088-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0092-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0096-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "1560-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2004-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2012-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2016-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2020-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2024-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2028-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2032-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2036-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2040-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2044-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "9996-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "// accept: Leap day, year is Multiple of 400" & @CRLF & _ "0000-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0400-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0800-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "1200-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "1600-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2000-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2400-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2800-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "3200-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "3600-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "4000-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "4400-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "4800-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "5200-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "5600-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "6000-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "6400-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "6800-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "7200-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "7600-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "8000-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "8400-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "8800-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "9200-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "9600-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "// accept: Day in range for month" & @CRLF & _ "2008-01-30T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-03-30T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-04-30T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-05-30T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-06-30T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-07-30T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-08-30T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-09-30T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-10-30T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-11-30T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-12-30T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-01-31T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-03-31T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-05-31T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-07-31T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-08-31T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-10-31T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-12-31T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "// accept: had leap second" & @CRLF & _ "1972-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1981-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1982-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1983-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1985-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1992-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1993-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1994-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1997-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2012-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2015-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1972-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1973-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1974-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1975-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1976-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1977-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1978-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1979-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1987-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1989-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1990-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1995-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1998-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2005-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2016-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "// REJECT: Year out of range" & @CRLF & _ "10000-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "// REJECT: Month out of range" & @CRLF & _ "2008-00-30T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-13-30T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-14-30T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-20-30T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "// REJECT: Day out of range for month" & @CRLF & _ "2008-02-30T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-04-31T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-06-31T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-09-31T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-11-31T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-02-31T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "// REJECT: Day out of range" & @CRLF & _ "2008-12-32T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-12-99T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-12-00T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "// REJECT: Hour out of range" & @CRLF & _ "2008-12-08T60:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-12-08T99:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "// REJECT: Minute out of range" & @CRLF & _ "2008-12-08T04:60:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-12-08T04:99:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "// REJECT: Seconds out of range" & @CRLF & _ "9999-12-31T59:59:61.999Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-02-03T04:05:61.999Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-02-03T04:05:61Z" & @CRLF & _ "// REJECT: Negative dates not accepted" & @CRLF & _ "-2000-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "-0400-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "-0100-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "-0004-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "// REJECT: stray characters" & @CRLF & _ " 2008-12-31T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-12-31T04:05:06.007Z " & @CRLF & _ "2008-12-31T04:05:06.007 Z" & @CRLF & _ "// REJECT: Malformed" & @CRLF & _ "2008-02-0304:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "20080203T040506.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-02-03T04:05:06007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-02-03T04:05:06.7Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-02-03T04:05:06.07Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-02-03T04:05:06.0007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-02-03T04:05:06" & @CRLF & _ "2008-02-03T04:05:06.Z" & @CRLF & _ "// REJECT: no leap second" & @CRLF & _ "1973-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1974-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1975-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1976-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1977-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1978-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1979-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1980-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1984-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1986-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1987-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1988-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1989-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1990-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1991-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1995-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1996-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1998-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1999-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2000-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2001-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2002-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2003-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2004-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2005-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2006-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2007-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2008-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2009-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2010-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2011-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2013-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2014-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2016-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2017-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2018-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2019-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2020-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2021-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2022-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2023-06-30T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1980-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1981-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1982-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1983-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1984-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1985-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1986-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1988-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1991-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1992-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1993-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1994-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1996-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1997-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "1999-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2000-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2001-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2002-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2003-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2004-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2006-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2007-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2009-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2010-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2011-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2012-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2013-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2014-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2015-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2017-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2018-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2019-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2020-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2021-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2022-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2023-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "// REJECT: assumes no future leap seconds" & @CRLF & _ "2024-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "2099-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "9999-12-31T23:59:60Z" & @CRLF & _ "// REJECT: leap seconds only in UTC format" & @CRLF & _ "2005-12-31T23:59:60+00:00" & @CRLF & _ "2008-12-31T23:59:60+00:00" & @CRLF & _ "// REJECT: Not a leap day, year is not a multiple of four" & @CRLF & _ "0101-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0102-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0103-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "1537-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "1538-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2001-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2002-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2003-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2021-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2022-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2023-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2025-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2026-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2027-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2029-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2030-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2031-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2033-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2034-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2035-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2037-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2038-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2039-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2041-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2042-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2043-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "9997-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "9998-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "9999-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "// REJECT: Not a leap day, year is a multiple of 100 but not 400" & @CRLF & _ "0100-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0200-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0300-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0500-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0600-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0700-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "0900-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "1000-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "1100-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "1500-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2100-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2200-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2300-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2500-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2600-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2700-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "2900-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "3000-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "3100-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "3300-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "3400-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "3500-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "3700-02-29T04:05:06.007Z" & @CRLF & _ "```" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "```" & @CRLF & _ "(?=" & @CRLF & _ " (?:^" & @CRLF & _ " (?: # All non-leap-second YYYY-MM-DD parts:" & @CRLF & _ " (?:\d\d\d\d-(?:0[1-9] |10|11|12)-(?:0[1-9]|1[0-9]|2[0-8])) # Days 01-28" & @CRLF & _ " | (?:\d\d\d\d-(?:0[13-9] |10|11|12)-(29|30)) # Days 29+30" & @CRLF & _ " | (?:\d\d\d\d-(?:0[13578]|10 |12)-31) # Day 31" & @CRLF & _ " | (?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d0[48]|\d\d[13579][26])-02-29 # leap years not divisible by 100" & @CRLF & _ " | (?:[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29 # leap years divisible by 400" & @CRLF & _ " )" & @CRLF & _ " T" & @CRLF & _ " (?:(?:0[0-9]|1[0-9]|2[0-3]):(?:[0-5][0-9]):(?:[0-5][0-9])) # time part" & @CRLF & _ " (?:\.\d\d\d)? # ms part (optional)" & @CRLF & _ " (?:Z|[\+\-](?:0[0-9]|1[012]):00|\+0[34569]:30|\+10:30|-0[39]:30|\+1[34]:00|\+0[58]:45|\+12:45)" & @CRLF & _ " $)" & @CRLF & _ " |^(?:1972 |198[1235]|199[2347]|2012|2015 )-06-30T23:59:60Z$ # all june leapsecs" & @CRLF & _ " |^(?:197[2-9]|1987|1989|199[058] |2005|2008|2016)-12-31T23:59:60Z$ # all december leapsecs" & @CRLF & _ ")" & @CRLF & _ "(?!.*-00:00$) # if given a -00:00 offset reject unconditionally, psychhhh" & @CRLF & _ "# OK! Since only valid times are now possible, we can use a loose pattern match to parse." & @CRLF & _ "^(\d\d\d\d)-(\d\d)-(\d\d)T(\d\d):(\d\d):(\d\d)(?:\.(\d\d\d))?((Z)|([\+\-])(\d\d):(\d\d))$" & @CRLF & _ "```" Local $aArray = StringRegExp($sString, $sRegex, $STR_REGEXPARRAYGLOBALFULLMATCH) Local $aFullArray[0] For $i = 0 To UBound($aArray) -1 _ArrayConcatenate($aFullArray, $aArray[$i]) Next $aArray = $aFullArray ; Present the entire match result _ArrayDisplay($aArray, "Result")

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