diff --git a/scripts/validate_pccora_filename_dates.py b/scripts/validate_pccora_filename_dates.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import glob
+import sys, os
+sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'pccora'))
+from pccora import *
+
+def dump_values(obj):
+	for key in obj:
+		print("%s -> %s" % (key, obj[key]))
+
+def dump_array_values(obj):
+	i = 0
+	for container in obj:
+		print("### Item %d" % (i+1))
+		for key in container:
+			print("%s -> %s" % (key, container[key]))
+
+		i = i + 1
+
+def main():
+
+	directory = '/home/kinow/Downloads/1998/'
+	for filename in glob.glob('/'.join([directory, '**/*.*'])):
+		# first we check consistency between parent directory and filename
+		date1 = filename.split('/')[-2]
+		date2, extension = filename.split('/')[-1].split('.')
+		# ignore txt files that contain only info about the file
+		if 'txt' == extension:
+			continue
+		if not date2.startswith(date1):
+			print("Parent directory does not match with file name: {} - {} and {}".format(filename, date1, date2))
+
+		# now compare the date data from the identification section
+
+		pccora_parser = PCCORAParser()
+		pccora_parser.parse_file(filename)
+		head = pccora_parser.get_header()
+		ident = pccora_parser.get_identification()
+
+		date_within_file = ''.join([
+			str(ident['message_year']), str(ident['message_month']), str(ident['message_day']),
+			str(ident['message_hour'])
+		])
+
+		if date_within_file != date2:
+			print("Date in identification section does not match with file name: {} - {} and {}".format(filename, date_within_file, date2))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+	main()