User:Quadell/monobook.js/dates.js

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 function formatdates() {
   var s = ";[;[(January|February|March|April|May|June|July|August|September|October|November|December) (;d;d?);];], ;[;[(;d;d;d;d);];]"
   var r = "[[$1 $2]] [[$3]]";
 
   var s2 = prompt("Type backslash");
   if(s2) {
 
     s = s.replace(new RegExp(/;/g), s2); 
 
    var txt = document.editform.wpTextbox1;
    txt.value = txt.value.replace(new RegExp(s, "g"), r);
 
  }
  // Add a tag to the summary box
  var txt = document.editform.wpSummary;
  var summary = "Removing commas from dates per MoS. ";
    if (txt.value.indexOf(summary) == -1) {
      if (txt.value.match(/[^\*\/\s][^\/\s]?\s*$/)) {
        txt.value += " | ";
       }
       txt.value += summary;
    }
 
  // Press the diff button to check it
  document.editform.wpDiff.click()
 }
 
  addOnloadHook(function () {
    if(document.forms.editform) {
        addLink('p-cactions', 'javascript:formatdates()', 'regexp', 'ca-datefixer', 'Fixes formatting with regexps', '', '');
    }
  });