<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><HTML><HEAD><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"><TITLE>RE: [vrf] Text To Speech (was: Playing WAV or other sound files w ith VEE)</TITLE><META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1479" name=GENERATOR></HEAD><BODY><DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=125131814-24022005>I tried that - same error. Also tried running regsvr32 on c:windowsspeechvtext.dll. No luck. Maybe I've got the wrong version of this dll - I have 4.0.4.2512</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=125131814-24022005>(Got the name of this dll from the ActiveX Automation References box in VEE - when you select Microsoft Voice Text it comes up at the bottom.)</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=125131814-24022005>I'm using VEE 6.2 on Windows XP.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=125131814-24022005></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=125131814-24022005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV><DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=125131814-24022005>Warren</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Drago, William @NARDAEAST [mailto:William.Drago@L-3com.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> 24 February 2005 14:15<BR><B>To:</B> VRF<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [vrf] Text To Speech<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080><SPAN class=092190914-24022005>Try: Device -> ActiveX Automation References. Then check the "Voice Text Object Library" box.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080><SPAN class=092190914-24022005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080><SPAN class=092190914-24022005>-Bill</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080><SPAN class=092190914-24022005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Pickles, Warren [mailto:Warren.Pickles@tycoelectronics.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 24, 2005 8:59 AM<BR><B>To:</B> VRF<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [vrf] Text To Speech<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=735415213-24022005>Thanks Bill, must have missed that one. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=735415213-24022005>I get an error:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=735415213-24022005>An ActiveX object returned an error during Execution of method "Register"</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=735415213-24022005>ActiveX object: "Unspecified" returned error code: 0x0 (0)</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=735415213-24022005>... in the Talker.Register("","whatever") formula.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=735415213-24022005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=735415213-24022005>Regards,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=735415213-24022005>Warren</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Drago, William @NARDAEAST [mailto:William.Drago@L-3com.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> 24 February 2005 13:30<BR><B>To:</B> VRF<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [vrf] Text To Speech (was: Playing WAV or other sound files w ith VEE)<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <P><FONT size=2>All,</FONT> </P> <P><FONT size=2>From the way this thread has evolved it looks like no one saw my post on this subject.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT size=2>For those of you who missed it, here it is again.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT size=2>For those of you who saw it and would rather play another way, I apologize for the redundancy.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT size=2>The attached converts a text string to voice using the Microsoft "Voice Text Object Library"</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>ActiceX Automation Reference.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT size=2>-Bill</FONT> </P> <P><FONT size=2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> From: Pickles, Warren [<A href="mailto:Warren.Pickles@tycoelectronics.com">mailto:Warren.Pickles@tycoelectronics.com</A>]</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 3:48 AM</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> To: VRF</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> Subject: RE: [vrf] Text To Speech (was: Playing WAV or other </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> sound files</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> w ith VEE)</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> I still can't get SpeakToMe.vee working, even with an OK </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> button. No errors</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> or anything, just no sound. Giving up on it for now.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> Incidentally, while playing around trying to find another way of doing</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> text-to-speech, under "ActiveX Automation References" I found </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> "Microsoft</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> Speech Object Library". Sounds promising, but I've no idea </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> how to use it</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> and can't find any docs on the MS website. Anyone got any </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> experience /</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> examples with this?</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> Warren</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> From: Nick Evans [<A href="mailto:nick@genesysibs.com">mailto:nick@genesysibs.com</A>]</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> Sent: 23 February 2005 10:32</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> To: VRF</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> Subject: RE: [vrf] Playing WAV or other sound files with VEE</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> It didn't run on my laptop either until I added a "confirm </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> ok" button after</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> the "speak" formula. I guess the confirm ok button gives it </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> time to work</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> before vee ends the process (ie it runs until you press the </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> ok button).</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> nick</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> From: Les Hammer [<A href="mailto:Les.Hammer@CompleteTest.com">mailto:Les.Hammer@CompleteTest.com</A>] </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> Sent: 22 February 2005 23:10</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> To: VRF</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> Subject: RE: [vrf] Playing WAV or other sound files with VEE</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> > And so here is the example. You need Direct Text-to-Speech </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> installed. </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> > On the ActiveX Control References... menu, check Microsoft Direct</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> Text-to-Speech.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> > Then select Device->ActiveX Controls-> choose the DirectSS </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> control and</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> plop</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> > it on your workspace. Then just call Speak (ok, so I thought it was</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> "Say").</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> All that is there, but it doesn't make any sound when I click run.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> Les</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> ---</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> You are currently subscribed to vrf as: Nick@genesysibs.com </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> To subscribe</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> send a blank email to "join-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com".</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> To unsubscribe send a blank email to </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> "leave-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com".</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> To send messages to this mailing list, email "vrf@agilent.com". </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> If you need help with the mailing list send a message to</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> "owner-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com".</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> ---</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> You are currently subscribed to vrf as: </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> Warren.Pickles@tycoelectronics.com</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> To subscribe send a blank email to "join-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com".</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> To unsubscribe send a blank email to </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> "leave-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com".</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> To send messages to this mailing list, email "vrf@agilent.com". </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> If you need help with the mailing list send a message to</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> "owner-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com".</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> ---</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> You are currently subscribed to vrf as: William.Drago@l-3com.com</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> To subscribe send a blank email to "join-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com".</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> To unsubscribe send a blank email to </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> "leave-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com".</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> To send messages to this mailing list, email "vrf@agilent.com". </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> If you need help with the mailing list send a message to </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> "owner-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com".</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> </FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2> This e-mail and subsequent attachments may contain information which is proprietary to L-3 Communications Corporation. 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