$regexp(x,e,r,c)

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"in the string x by r".
Sorry for being so dim, but this has baffled me, "by r" what does this mean? What should I be replacing r with?

Some examples here would go a long way to helping your users out.

replaces the pattern specified by the regular expression e in the string x by r. The optional fourth parameter c enables ignore case (1 ) or disables the ignore case setting (0 ). Please note that you have to escape comma and other special characters in e.

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The pattern that has been described in the parameter "x" is replaced with/by that what is stated in the parameter "r".
In a simple replace "water" would be replaced by"wine".

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Thank you ohrenkino.

Yes, "with" would be the right word most people would use!
Anyway...
I have $regexp(%_directory%,\W\s\D,r,c). This picks up JAS 02 from the directory "JAS 02 - ...." and placing it in the comment field and I would like it to be JAS02.
I'm still working on the rest of this action. But this one bit puzzled me!

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Could you give the real source string with all the bits and tell us what the result should be?
Right now the "r,c)" part does not look right.

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It incomplete, but...
I'm doing two things here, formatting the comment and then moving the file.

It may be best to say what I'm aiming for.
My directory's names are:
JAS 04 - artist - album
JAS 204 - artist - album
JAS 205 - artist - album

I want to copy JAS 04 to the comment field adding "Jasmine Records No. ", but without the space "Jasmine Records No. JAS04".

Format value "COMMENT" Jasmine Records No. $left(%_directory%,6)
Then a replace "JAS " with "JAS".

For the move the below works, but I have to moving the rest of the contents of the folder manually.
W:_JASMINE$left(%_directory%,3)~$right(%comment%,3) = %artist% - %album% $if($neql(%_extension%,mp3),{FLAC},{@ 320})%track% = %artist% - %title%

I've read that this may be not a one ling job, so the directory structure I'm after is
W:_JASMINE\JAS~04 = Duke Ellington - Duke meets coleman {FLAC}\the files

My workings so far....
$left(%_directory%,3)~$right(%comment%,3) = %artist% - %album%
$if($neql(%_extension%,mp3),{FLAC},{@ 320})

$left(%_directory%,3)~$right(%comment%,3) = %artist% - %album% $if($neql(%_extension%,mp3),{FLAC},{@ 320})%track% = %artist% - %title%

EDIT
Done this a TAG to Filename.

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You could modify that
Format string: Jasmine Records No. $replace($left(%_directory%,6), ,)

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Doh! of course I can, silly me. Thank you.

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I've been reading post HERE Move folder.jpg along with MP3 files to new directory

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I think I was trying to do to much in one line.
So now i do the copy to comment,
then the file rename,
then the move.

Jasmine Records No. $replace($left(%_directory%,6), ,)

%track% = %artist% - %title%

W:_JASMINE$left(%_directory%,3)~$right(%comment%,3) = %artist% - %album% $if($neql(%_extension%,mp3),{FLAC},{@ %_bitrate%})\

And this works.

So was my understanding of the regex thing incorrect?

EDIT

I was trying the regex so that it would cover these directories (added the dash)
JAS 03 - ...
JASM 1034 - ...
JASMCD 3077 - ....

Anyway thank ohrenkino.

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To extract the leading string without space:
$regexp(JASMCD 3077 - artist - album,(.*?) (\d+) - .*,$1$2)
(I used this as an example string - the real thing would probably be:)
$regexp(%_directory%,(.*?) (\d+) - .*,$1$2)

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Oh I see where I was going wrong now.

I should have been using capture groups and the r was referring to the capture groups I wanted t keep. Makes sense now.