"/" key in bridge batch rename but instead it puts an "_"

Hi Guys
having problem with CS5! i want to type out the "/" key in bridge batch rename but instead it puts an "_". ANY HELP!?

"/" is an invalid character in filename of Windows file system, so Batch Rename automatically changes it to "_".
A filename can't contain following characters: \/:?*<>"|

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Kasyan
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
var myAllLinks = myDoc.allGraphics;
var myMultipleLinks = new Array();
var myLinksCounter = 1;
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          var myLinkName = myAllLinks[k].itemLink.name;
     crearLabels();
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          var myLinks = myPages[p].allGraphics;
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                    var myOldLinkName = myLink.name;
                    var myLinkUsage = LinkUsage( myLink );
                    var myExtension = myOldLinkName.substr(myOldLinkName.lastIndexOf( "." ));
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                         var myNewLinkName = myPrepend + myPageNumber + String.fromCharCode( myASCII ) + myExtension;
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                         var myRenameResult = myOldImageHDfile.rename( myNewLinkName );
                         if (myRenameResult)     {
                              myLink.insertLabel("relinked", "yes");
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                              WriteToFile(((myLinksCounter < 10) ? (" " + myLinksCounter) : myLinksCounter) + " - " + myOldImageHDfile.name + " --> " + myNewLinkName + "\n");
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                                   WriteToFile("CAN'T RENAME LINK -- " + myOldImageHDfile.name + "\n");
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          var myPageNumber = myMastSpr.name;
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               var myLink = myLinks[n].itemLink;
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                    var myExtension = myOldLinkName.substr(myOldLinkName.lastIndexOf( "." ));
                    if (LinkUsage(myLink) == 1)
                         var myLinkLetter = (myLinks.length == 1) ? "" : String.fromCharCode( myASCII );
                         var myNewLinkName = myPrepend + '_master_' + myPrefix + myLinkLetter + myExtension;
                         var myOldImageHDfile = new File( myLink.filePath );
                         var myRenameResult = myOldImageHDfile.rename( myNewLinkName );
                         if (myRenameResult) {
                              myLink.insertLabel("relinked", "yes");
                              myLink.relink( myOldImageHDfile );
                              try {
                                   myLink.update();
                              catch(err) {}
                              myASCII++;
                              WriteToFile(((myLinksCounter < 10) ? (" " + myLinksCounter) : myLinksCounter) + " - " + myOldImageHDfile.name + " --> " + myNewLinkName + "\n");
                              myLinksCounter++;
                         else     {
                              if (new File(myOldImageHDfile.parent + "/" + myNewLinkName + myExtension).exists) {
                                   WriteToFile("CAN'T RENAME LINK -- " + myOldImageHDfile.name + " to " + myNewLinkName + " because the file already exists\n");
                              else {
                                   WriteToFile("CAN'T RENAME LINK -- " + myOldImageHDfile.name + "\n");
                    else
                         if (!IsObjInArray(myLink, myMultipleLinks)) {
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          for ( a = myMultipleLinks.length - 1; a >= 0; a-- )
               processMultiUsedLinks(myMultipleLinks[a]);
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          alert("No links have been renamed", "Rename Links Script");
     if (myLinksCounter == 1) {
          alert("One link has been renamed", "Rename Links Script");
     else if (myLinksCounter > 1) {
          alert(myLinksCounter + " links have been renamed", "Rename Links Script");
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// Check how many times the link was placed
function LinkUsage(myLink) {
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          for (var c = 0; c < myDoc.links.length; c++) {
          if (myLink.filePath == myDoc.links[c].filePath) {
               myLinksNumber += 1;
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                                   myCurrLink = myLink.update();
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                    if (new File(myOldImageHDfile.parent + "/" + myNewLinkName + myExtension).exists) {
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                         WriteToFile("CAN'T RENAME LINK -- " + myOldImageHDfile.name + "\n");
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     for (var f = 0; f < myDoc.links.length; f++) {
          if (myDoc.links[f].extractLabel("relinked") != "") {
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          if (myLink.status == LinkStatus.linkOutOfDate){
               myLink.update();
function pad000(myNumber) {
     if (myNumber >= 1 && myNumber <= 9) {
          x = "0" + "0" + myNumber;
     } else if (myNumber >= 10 && myNumber <= 99) {
          x = "0" + myNumber;
     } else if (myNumber >= 100 && myNumber <= 999) {
          x = myNumber;
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function GetFileNameOnly(myFileName) {
     var myString = "";
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     if (myResult == -1) {
          myString = myFileName;
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          myString = myFileName.substr(0, myResult);
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     for (x in myArray) {
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               return true;
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          myFile.seek(0, 2);
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     myFile.close();
function GetDate() {
     var myDate = new Date();
     if ((myDate.getYear() - 100) < 10) {
          var myYear = "0" + new String((myDate.getYear() - 100));
     } else {
          var myYear = new String ((myDate.getYear() - 100));
     var myDateString = (myDate.getMonth() + 1) + "/" + myDate.getDate() + "/" + myYear + " " + myDate.getHours() + ":" + myDate.getMinutes() + ":" + myDate.getSeconds();
     return myDateString;

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If you are opening files over a network or saving them to a network server, please cease and desist immediately in the event you are currently experiencing problems with one or more files. Working across a network is not supported.
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http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/406/kb406793.html
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in my work for a local newspaper I have to name each file with a four digit serial number. This is no problem with pse3 which I have on my desktop computer.
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After batch renaming jpeg files, I've had a problem with Bridge simply stripping off the file extension on all the newly renamed files. This never happens right away...always later. In other words, I'll batch rename a folder full of photos without issue, note that the rename was successful, and then return to that same folder a short time later to find white thumbnails and missing file extensions. This has happened exactly the same way on two different computers - and always with the delay.
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I close the search filter, I re-type my filter, I close the bridge window, re-open the bridge window, etc. to no avail.
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