extract the date from OCRed pdf and use that in the file nam

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Hi all

i have googled and searched the documentation so maybe im an idot (well not maybe usually its me ;-)) but for the life of me i cant understand how to extract the date from OCRed pdf and use that in the file name

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lets say the pdf has text with `DATE May 14, 2024`

how does one use that date when renaming? i cant find anything regarding that

thx so much

Z
zeltak
 
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Look up match patterns in the manual. You can use a custom date attribute.
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thank you
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