Right to Left language problem

i want to write an application on a right to left language(Farsi) in winxp. when i use usual characters everything is ok but when i want to get special characters  ( like , ;() : )  from input, characters direction failes. what can i do?  :-/

Wow that's a dandy.  I don't know the answer but when you find out, please post it here.  I'd love to know.  My gut feeling is that it can't be done but don't let that stop you from proving me wrong.