get_contain_date(item_id)

Description

Get the date expression contained in item text.
Works with the following date formats

• today, tomorrow, yesterday, the day before yesterday, the day after tomorrow
• [next|last] Mon. Monday, Tues. Tuesday, etc.
• Jan. 10, February 12, etc
• 12/31, 11-25, etc
• 2008-8-1, 2009/9/1
• mm-dd-yyyy, mm/dd/yyyy

where the year is not specified the current year is assumed

Relative date expression may be used to calulate a date in the future

• +(-)xd plus or minus "x" days (eg. +5d, -27d)
• +(-)xw plus or minus "x" weeks
• +(-)xm plus or minus "x" months
• +(-)xy plus or minus "x" years
• -2y9m 6w2d (calculates from "today")

Examples

x = item_id;
y = get_contain_date(x)
x is assigned the item id which changes as the data file changes and hence must be checked everytime;
y is assigned the date in the item text of the item with item id x

See eccoext expression get_contain_date() for other examples of valid date expression

Related Rules

has_contain_date()

Rules