Module:Sandbox/Boboquack/Dates: Difference between revisions

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--fifth try: parse as year

if string.match(indate,"(%d+)%D*[^% %d]+%D*(%d+)") then return "Invalid entry" end

local num0=string.match("A"..indate,".*%D(%d+)")

if p.valid(nil,nil,num0) then year,inform=num0,"year" else

return "Invalid entry"

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--get era

if string.find(indate,"BCBCE") then era=" BCBCE"

elseif string.find(indate,"BCEBC") then era=" BCEBC"

elseif string.find(indate,"CE") then era=" CE"

elseif string.find(indate,"AD") then era=" AD"

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--get uncertainty

if string.match(indate,"around") then circa="circa " elseif

elseif string.match(indate,"uncertain") then circa="circa " elseif

elseif string.match(indate,"about") then circa="circa " elseif

elseif string.match(indate,"approx") then circa="circa " elseif

elseif string.match(indate,"circa") then circa="circa " elseif

elseif string.match(indate,"ca%.") then circa="circa " else

else circa="" end

--convert output date to input format -> outdate