[python-win32] VBScript compilation error - expected end of statement

[eric.powell@srs.gov]

Frank-

How are you trying to run the script?

Are you trying to use a front-end through ArcTool box, running it from the 
command line, or running it in PythonWin?

All three should be roughly equivalent, however, it sounds like you trying 
to Access the script the Toolbox or Model Builder and ArcGIS is 
interpreting the script as being a VBScript and not python.

Send me a private e-mail and we can discuss this some more (and I will 
bring my training materials to the office tommorrow), but I don' t think 
this is an issue for the general list, as it is an ESRI issue and not a 
Python issue.

HTH-

Eric

Eric B. Powell
Bechtel Savnnah River Inc.
(803) 557-6612




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Hello

I am running a python script which calls an ESRI ArcGIS COM function 
called
calculatefield. If the text variable I pass to this function is longer 
than
10 characters I get the following error: "Microsoft VBScript compilation
error - expected end of statement". I do not know what I need to do to 
solve
this problem. I have installed the latest WSH 5.6 but to no avail.

The following is my code:

# 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
# Create Time Field.py
# Created on: Sun Nov 06 2005 11:37:26 PM
#   (generated by ArcGIS/ModelBuilder)
# 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-

# Import system modules
import sys, string, os, win32com.client

# Create the Geoprocessor object
gp = win32com.client.Dispatch("esriGeoprocessing.GpDispatch.1")
gp.SetProduct("ArcView")

# Load required toolboxes...
gp.AddToolbox("C:/Program Files/ArcGIS/ArcToolbox/Toolboxes/Data 
Management
Tools.tbx")

# Local variables...
gp.workspace = "C:\\GIS_DATA\\Satellite\\CLAUS\\I2-235\\"

try:
    fas=gp.ListFeatureClasses("*","POLYGON")
    fas.reset()
    fa=fas.next()
    while fa:
        text=fa[0:11]
        print text
        # Process: Calculate Field...
        gp.CalculateField_management(fa, "Time", text)
        fa=fas.next()
except:
    gp.AddMessage(gp.GetMessages(2))
    print gp.GetMessages(2)


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