CS4 can't input special characters (|\#) with alt+shift

Very strange,
I can input all characters with alt+shift except for:
* alt+shift+l normally outputs: |
* alt+shift+/ normally outputs: \
* alt+shift+£ normally outputs: #
I have an EN_US version, and I work with an azerty-keyboard
This was an issue with cs3 too
anybody has a clue why I can't input these characters?
thanks

No idea, but maybe due to security reasons, because "&&" is a logical AND, and "||" is a logical OR, and "//" could start a comment, through input boxes these could actually alter the internal program and one maybe able to bypass security codes or do other imaginative things. In fact similar things have been widely used in PHP language by hackers, one of their methods is known as "xss" or cross site scripting through which a badly regulated/filtered/controlled user input can be exploited.

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