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Regex for windows file parsing, matching, and validation.
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FileAndDateMatch.REGEX
//https://www.codeproject.com/Tips/216238/Regular-Expression-to-Validate-File-Path-and-Exten?msg=5202231#xx5202231xx
//Credit Bryian Tan 2012
^(?:[\w]\:|\\)(\\[a-z_\-\s0-9\.]+)+\.(txt|gif|pdf|doc|docx|xls|xlsx)$
//Adapted and expanded variations
//Added capital letters
(?:[\w]\:|\\)(\\[A-Za-z_\-\s0-9\.]+)+\.(txt|gif|pdf|doc|docx|xls|xlsx)
//Adapted to forward slashes and added capital letters to match
(?:[\w]\:|\/)(\/[A-Za-z_\-\s0-9\.]+)+\.(txt|gif|pdf|doc|docx|xls|xlsx)
//Date matching regex 1900-2999 dd/mm/yyyy
(3[0-1]|[0-2][0-9])\/((0[0-9])|(1[0-2]))\/[0-2][0-9][0-9][0-9]
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