Extract date (Text)

Extract dates Version 3 (Net)

Action group: Text, subgroup: NER

Description

Extracts dates from text.

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Settings of parameters

Special conditions of use

If the same entity appears several times in the text, it will be recorded once in the resulting array.

Example of use

Task

There is a variable "Input text" with the value:

Please grant me time off on 24.03.2022. 

You need to extract the date from the text and display it in a dialog box. 

Solution

Use the actions "Extract dates", "Show message", "Get value by index". 

Implementation

1. Create a variable "Collection" into which the result of the "Extract dates" action will be written. 
2. Move the "Extract dates" action to the workspace and set its parameters. 
   
   
3. Move the "Get value by index" action to the workspace and set its parameters.
   
   
4. Move the "Show message" action to the workspace and set its parameters. 
   
   
5. Launch the robot using the "Start" button in the top panel. 

Result

The required value is displayed in the dialog box.