Help needed on COM issue

[Stefan Schukat]

Hi, 

the feature you expierenced are parameterized properties. This is only
supported 
by VB and could only be emulated in python. If you use makepy/gencache
to generate a wrapper 
the appropriate Set methods are created:

oR.SetItem(1,2, "4")

	Stefan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: python-list-bounces+sschukat=dspace.de at python.org 
> [mailto:python-list-bounces+sschukat=dspace.de at python.org] On 
> Behalf Of Mike Howard
> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 1:12 AM
> To: python-list at python.org
> Subject: Help needed on COM issue
> 
> I'm doing some conversion of vb code to python code and I 
> have a problem with a COM object
> 
> Specifically in VB I can do
> Set oR = oA.Action
> debug.print oR.Item(1,2)
>  [returns say "1"]
> oR.Item(1,2)="4"
> debug.print oR
>  [returns "4"]
> 
> In Python I need to do ..
> 
> oR=oA.Action()
> print oR.Item(1,2)[0]
>  [returns say "1"]
> oR.Update
>  [saves the record with the new item]
> 
> But when I ty to update the value
> 
> oR.Item(1,2)[0]="4"
> 
> I get a TypeError : object doesn't support item assignment.
> 
> I presume this is because Python is returning oR as a tupe - 
> hence the need to refer to Item(1,2)[0] - but I can't figure 
> out the equivalent method to update the value I need.
> 
> Any help appreciated.
> 
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