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

[Frank Peacock]

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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