#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp
#include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate
Local $sRegex = "(?mx)^(?:" & @CRLF & _
" [dD]{2}[_-]?[mM]{2}[_-]?[yY]{2}(?:[yY]{2})? |" & @CRLF & _
" [mM]{2}[_-]?[dD]{2}[_-]?[yY]{2}(?:[yY]{2})? |" & @CRLF & _
" [mM]{2}[_-]?[yY]{2}(?:[yY]{2})?[_-]?[dD]{2} |" & @CRLF & _
" [dD]{2}[_-]?[yY]{2}(?:[yY]{2})?[_-]?[mM]{2} |" & @CRLF & _
" [yY]{2}(?:[yY]{2})?[_-]?[dD]{2}[_-]?[mM]{2} |" & @CRLF & _
" [yY]{2}(?:[yY]{2})?[_-]?[mM]{2}[_-]?[dD]{2}" & @CRLF & _
")$"
Local $sString = "The expected result is that only combinations such as the following can test true:" & @CRLF & _
"dd-mm-yy" & @CRLF & _
"MM-DD_YYYY" & @CRLF & _
"yyyy_dd-MM" & @CRLF & _
"mmddyy" & @CRLF & _
"YYYYddMM" & @CRLF & _
"YY-mm_dd" & @CRLF & _
"YYYY-mm_dd" & @CRLF & _
"" & @CRLF & _
"And not something like:" & @CRLF & _
"ddyyyyymmmmmmmmm" & @CRLF & _
"mmddyymm" & @CRLF & _
"" & @CRLF & _
"ADDITIONAL no-checks:" & @CRLF & _
"mmmmmm" & @CRLF & _
"yyyymmmm" & @CRLF & _
"yydddd" & @CRLF & _
"YYYYddMM-" & @CRLF & _
"ddyyyy" & @CRLF & _
"yyyymm" & @CRLF & _
"yyyydd" & @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")
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for AutoIt, please visit: https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/StringRegExp.htm