File saving name

Greetings
I am working on a museum project. I have been asked to convert full resolution files to web based files using "Save for Web and Devices". The problem is in the file naming. Museums typically use accession #s for each work. Example 1999.63.102 So the digital file would be named 1999.63.102.jpg (or tif). When I attempt to save the file using "Save for Web and Devices" the resulting name is converted to 1999.jpg I believe the . (periods) to be the culprit. Any thoughts on how to work arounf this? There are hundreds to do so renaming is not an option. This does not occur when I use "Save as".
Thank You in advance
David
Sorry, CS 5.5
Message was edited by: davidhramsey

Odd.
I just tried changing options with no 'success'. I'm still able to save correctly as "a.b.c.d.jpg" or "1.2.3.4.jpg".
I'm using Win7 Pro with PS12.1 (CS5) and PS9.0.2 (CS2), saving to local NTFS drive.
Here's a related topic but it was not the one I was thinking of:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/4129713
Maybe the SFW prefs have gone wonky. Try resetting with this FAQ. Note that SFW prefs are different from normal preferences.
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/375776

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