MacWorkStation 3.1: Interprets Semicolon As End Of Command

Regarding MacWorkStation 3.1 (specifically version b6):

I am sending a D010 with a dialog ID and item ID (for example, D010 209;3;), where item ID 3 is an editable text field, to get the text. However, my text contains some semicolons, which MacWorkStation uses as an end-of-line marker!

How can I return all of the text, including all of the semicolons?

The only way you can send a semicolon and not have it interpreted as the end of a command is to have it enclosed within double quotes (";").

The MacWorkStation manual has the following example:

"This string contains a semicolon;"

The string you are sending must be the entire string parameter for that specific MacWorkStation command, although the command itself and any other parameters would be outside the quoted string.

Published Date: Feb 18, 2012