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(split(/\./,$_,3))[1] =~ /^(\d+)([A-Za-z]+)(\d+)$/; [$_, $3, $months{$2}, sprintf("%02d", $1) ]
(split(/\./,$_,3))[1] =~ /^(\d+)([A-Za-z]+)(\d+)$/ or die "improperly + formed data: $_"; [$_, $3, $months{$2}, sprintf("%02d", $1) ]