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> F$REGEX_MATCH would not be that difficult.
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> Arne
Suggestion:
F$REGEX(input_string, regex_query, output_rule, modifiers)
For example:
$ str = "11-DEC-2018 17:24"
$ str = F$REGEX(str, "(\d{2})-(\w+)-(\d{4})", -
"$3_$2_$1", "UNGREEDY,CASE_INSENSITIVE")
$ wr sys$output str
"2018_DEC_11"