Get Date/Time

Retrieve a date (and time, if it appears) from a scanned document.

1. Select which date to retrieve from the scanned document: the last date, the first date, or any date that appears.

2. Choose whether day or month appears first in numeric date patterns.

3. (Optional): Enter a custom pattern by which dates should be identified.

   • Use a regular expression to enter the pattern (To learn more, see What is a regular expression?)

4. Enter the years during which the retrieved date must occur.

5. Enter the name of the variable into which to place the retrieved date.

6. Instruct the wizard how to handle any errors encountered. Read more about error handling.