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// http://www.txt2re.com/index-csharp.php3?s=02:Apr:2008%C2%A0%22This%C2%A0is%C2%A0an%C2%A0Example!%22&2

using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;

namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
  class Program
  {
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
      string txt="02:Apr:2008 \"This is an Example!\"";

      string re1="((?:(?:[0-2]?\\d{1})|(?:[3][0,1]{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

      Regex r = new Regex(re1,RegexOptions.IgnoreCase|RegexOptions.Singleline);
      Match m = r.Match(txt);
      if (m.Success)
      {
            String ddmmmyyyy1=m.Groups[1].ToString();
            Console.Write("("+ddmmmyyyy1.ToString()+")"+"\n");
      }
      Console.ReadLine();
    }
  }
}

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