Strange method signature via COM

[Richard Jebb]

We are trying to use the API of a Win32 app which presents the API as a COM
interface. The sample VB code for getting and setting the values of custom
data fields on an object shows a method named Value():

getter        obj.Value("myfield")
setter        obj.Value("myfield") = newvalue

Using Python 2.5 and PythonWin we can get data from data fields using the
identical syntax

>>> print comp.Value("Phone1")
99080980

However the set value fails (unsurprisingly)

>>> comp.value("Phone1") = "6876876876"
SyntaxError: can't assign to function call

Does anyone have any idea how to use Python to address this type of method
signature? Would MakePy allow us to see how we should be calling it?

All suggestions welcome!