Sysinfo:
FileBot 4.5.6 (r2818)
JNA Native: 4.0.0
MediaInfo: MediaInfoLib - v0.7.69
7-Zip-JBinding: OK
chromaprint-tools: fpcalc version 1.1.0 (fpcalc.exe)
Extended Attributes: OK
Groovy Engine: 2.3.9
JRE: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 1.8.0_31
JVM: 32-bit Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
CPU/MEM: 4 ...

Thank you very much for your assistance, rednoah.
You are my personal hero and you made my day! :)
You truly are The Source :D

If anyone else is struggling to achieve something similar, here is my n00bish solution (I am sure a pro could solve it way more elegant.. but - so far - it works flawlessly ...

Hi Noah,

Thank you for your interest/reply and sorry for posting another wall of text.
I had this project on hold until today due to an unexpected hospital stay.
Now that I am home and recovering I am trying to get back into the subject.

Using the ternary operator to insert a sub-directory ...

Before I dive into the nitty gritty of my post, I want to express my sincere gratitude for this great tool and the vast resources that are provided in this community :)
I have been using it for my GUI-assisted renaming tasks in one form or another for quite a while.
Now I want to finally get rid off ...