Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script
Could I have sapi Daniel? -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of dark Sent: 20 June 2010 15:30 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script I must confess, while I have had the odd issue with sapi, mostly installing the delusalex file sorts things out. In fact the only major problem I've had was the one requiring the dll fix you provided Tom. Generally I'm extremely pleased with sapi, and indeed rely on it for several games including all of the gma titles, vip mud, jims games etc, pluss with realspeak daniel as my default sapi voice I have a pretty good voice for the games too. Beware the Grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: Jim Kitchen j...@kitchensinc.net To: Thomas Ward Gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 3:10 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script Hi Thomas, I tend to disagree with you. You know when you said SAPI tends to break quite a lot in my experience. I have not found that to be the case. I mean I have been producing games that rely on the sapi5 voices for 7 years now and have only had a few people need to even use the DelUserLex file to fix their speech. I have had a whole bunch more people have the problem with Vistas and Windows sevens UAC not liking WinZip self extracting zip files. But for the most part allot of people play my sapi5 games with no problems. BFN - Original Message - Hi John, Ideally I'd use something like the JNI or JNA to wrap SAPI directly, but I think using a VB Script is definitely the easiest way to go about it in your case. I'm no expert on this topic, but it sounds like something that is worth a try. The only downside to this I can see is that SAPI tends to break quite a lot in my experience. I don't know why, but some peopel install and then uninstall certain third-party voices which ends up breaking SAPI completely. When that happens it can be a real tech support issue helping them getting SAPI working correctly again. It is a nice technology when it works, but when it doesn't it can be a major pain in the butt. Smile. Jim I hear voices, and they don't like you! j...@kitchensinc.net http://www.kitchensinc.net (440) 286-6920 Chardon Ohio USA --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script
Hello Ben, Scansoft Daniel is a commercial product. It is not free. Therefore we can not legally give it to you. Please, stop asking people to pirate software on list. HTH On 7/18/10, Ben gamehead...@aol.co.uk wrote: Could I have sapi Daniel? --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script
Its in the second CD in the jaws packige. My audio games for the blind group. Discussions off topic are welcome in the holidays. Talking about games is welcome, talking about computer problems is welcome when their are know holidays but that's only in easter holidays or know holidays. If you want to joyn, just send a blank email to. audiogamesfortheblind+subscr...@googlegroups.com With the subject subscribe in the subject line. Contact infermation. email: muhamme...@googlemail.com msn: muhammed123...@hotmail.co.uk Skype: muhammed.deniz Klango username. muhammed - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 3:32 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script Hello Ben, Scansoft Daniel is a commercial product. It is not free. Therefore we can not legally give it to you. Please, stop asking people to pirate software on list. HTH On 7/18/10, Ben gamehead...@aol.co.uk wrote: Could I have sapi Daniel? --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script
Hi, Keep in mind the Real Speak Solo voices only come with Jaws 8 and Jaws 9. Jaws 10 and up come with the Real Speak Direct voices which are not Sapi 5 compatible. HTH On 7/18/10, Muhammed Deniz muhamme...@googlemail.com wrote: Its in the second CD in the jaws packige. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script
Yeah, but they still work. My teacher gave me a disk, but it worked on jaws 9 and 11. My audio games for the blind group. Discussions off topic are welcome in the holidays. Talking about games is welcome, talking about computer problems is welcome when their are know holidays but that's only in easter holidays or know holidays. If you want to joyn, just send a blank email to. audiogamesfortheblind+subscr...@googlegroups.com With the subject subscribe in the subject line. Contact infermation. email: muhamme...@googlemail.com msn: muhammed123...@hotmail.co.uk Skype: muhammed.deniz Klango username. muhammed - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 4:25 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script Hi, Keep in mind the Real Speak Solo voices only come with Jaws 8 and Jaws 9. Jaws 10 and up come with the Real Speak Direct voices which are not Sapi 5 compatible. HTH On 7/18/10, Muhammed Deniz muhamme...@googlemail.com wrote: Its in the second CD in the jaws packige. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script
I was under the impression that, as I heard from many of my friends, that it was free -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: 18 July 2010 15:32 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script Hello Ben, Scansoft Daniel is a commercial product. It is not free. Therefore we can not legally give it to you. Please, stop asking people to pirate software on list. HTH On 7/18/10, Ben gamehead...@aol.co.uk wrote: Could I have sapi Daniel? --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script
Hi Ben, No, sorry it is not. If they purchased an upgrade to Jaws 9 or Openbook 8 or something like that they probably got it as a part of their upgrade from Freedom Scientific. They may have thought it was free, but those voices are commercial voices and I’m not even sure the SAPI 5 versions are available any more. HTH On 7/18/10, Ben gamehead...@aol.co.uk wrote: I was under the impression that, as I heard from many of my friends, that it was free --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script
yeah, I had it when testing a system and also on mine. it involved at the time switching and merging another working sapi registry from another system and never worked well since. I eventually reformatted the system after I got enough stuff to justify it, and I had some downtime for a controled repair. to bad the disks went walkabout and I had to wait 2 weeks for new disks. But concidering I know more than when I started I won't probably need to reformat for a bit. At 04:53 p.m. 20/06/2010, you wrote: Hi John, Ideally I'd use something like the JNI or JNA to wrap SAPI directly, but I think using a VB Script is definitely the easiest way to go about it in your case. I'm no expert on this topic, but it sounds like something that is worth a try. The only downside to this I can see is that SAPI tends to break quite a lot in my experience. I don't know why, but some peopel install and then uninstall certain third-party voices which ends up breaking SAPI completely. When that happens it can be a real tech support issue helping them getting SAPI working correctly again. It is a nice technology when it works, but when it doesn't it can be a major pain in the butt. Smile. On 6/19/10, John Bannick jbann...@7128.com wrote: Thomas or any other major coder out there, Please give me your opinion of a possible technical solution to getting SAPI into our games. I recently discovered that Windows XP and later include the ability to run Visual Basic scripts from the DOS command line. Also, I recently discovered that said VB Scripts can speak SAPI voices. Thirdly, I can invoke VB from within a Java app. I wrote an experimental Java program that does just that. It seems that we could ship our games with a simple VB script that they invoke, and Voila! we have SAPI speech. What do you think? As both a game developer and game player, what are the negatives, if any? Thanks, John --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script
Hi Thomas, I tend to disagree with you. You know when you said SAPI tends to break quite a lot in my experience. I have not found that to be the case. I mean I have been producing games that rely on the sapi5 voices for 7 years now and have only had a few people need to even use the DelUserLex file to fix their speech. I have had a whole bunch more people have the problem with Vistas and Windows sevens UAC not liking WinZip self extracting zip files. But for the most part allot of people play my sapi5 games with no problems. BFN - Original Message - Hi John, Ideally I'd use something like the JNI or JNA to wrap SAPI directly, but I think using a VB Script is definitely the easiest way to go about it in your case. I'm no expert on this topic, but it sounds like something that is worth a try. The only downside to this I can see is that SAPI tends to break quite a lot in my experience. I don't know why, but some peopel install and then uninstall certain third-party voices which ends up breaking SAPI completely. When that happens it can be a real tech support issue helping them getting SAPI working correctly again. It is a nice technology when it works, but when it doesn't it can be a major pain in the butt. Smile. Jim I hear voices, and they don't like you! j...@kitchensinc.net http://www.kitchensinc.net (440) 286-6920 Chardon Ohio USA --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script
I must confess, while I have had the odd issue with sapi, mostly installing the delusalex file sorts things out. In fact the only major problem I've had was the one requiring the dll fix you provided Tom. Generally I'm extremely pleased with sapi, and indeed rely on it for several games including all of the gma titles, vip mud, jims games etc, pluss with realspeak daniel as my default sapi voice I have a pretty good voice for the games too. Beware the Grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: Jim Kitchen j...@kitchensinc.net To: Thomas Ward Gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 3:10 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script Hi Thomas, I tend to disagree with you. You know when you said SAPI tends to break quite a lot in my experience. I have not found that to be the case. I mean I have been producing games that rely on the sapi5 voices for 7 years now and have only had a few people need to even use the DelUserLex file to fix their speech. I have had a whole bunch more people have the problem with Vistas and Windows sevens UAC not liking WinZip self extracting zip files. But for the most part allot of people play my sapi5 games with no problems. BFN - Original Message - Hi John, Ideally I'd use something like the JNI or JNA to wrap SAPI directly, but I think using a VB Script is definitely the easiest way to go about it in your case. I'm no expert on this topic, but it sounds like something that is worth a try. The only downside to this I can see is that SAPI tends to break quite a lot in my experience. I don't know why, but some peopel install and then uninstall certain third-party voices which ends up breaking SAPI completely. When that happens it can be a real tech support issue helping them getting SAPI working correctly again. It is a nice technology when it works, but when it doesn't it can be a major pain in the butt. Smile. Jim I hear voices, and they don't like you! j...@kitchensinc.net http://www.kitchensinc.net (440) 286-6920 Chardon Ohio USA --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script
Hi Jim, Shrug. Like I said I've been moderating the list for several years plus did my own tech support for SAPI when some of my games used it and it seamed to me a lot of people had broken SAPI installs. I don't have any statistics, but I always felt the number of prblems with were unusually high. As for Vista and Window 7's not liking self-extracting zip files that is just the security restriction. You need admin rights to install or extract anything to a secured location. Cheers! On 6/20/10, Jim Kitchen j...@kitchensinc.net wrote: Hi Thomas, I tend to disagree with you. You know when you said SAPI tends to break quite a lot in my experience. I have not found that to be the case. I mean I have been producing games that rely on the sapi5 voices for 7 years now and have only had a few people need to even use the DelUserLex file to fix their speech. I have had a whole bunch more people have the problem with Vistas and Windows sevens UAC not liking WinZip self extracting zip files. But for the most part allot of people play my sapi5 games with no problems. BFN --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script
Shaun, Thomas, Jim, and Dark, Thanks for the quick and on-point technical guidance. I'm particularly grateful for the tip about JNA. Even though I've been doing Java for money for over a decade, I'd never heard of JNA. Going to research it this next week, both for our games and the consulting I do. In any event, we'll definitely use the information you gave in our SAPI project. Thanks. You guys are the best. John --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script
Actually, SAPi's cool. My audio games for the blind group. Discussions off topic are welcome in the holidays. Talking about games is welcome, talking about computer problems is welcome when their are know holidays but that's only in easter holidays or know holidays. If you want to joyn, just send a blank email to. audiogamesfortheblind+subscr...@googlegroups.com With the subject subscribe in the subject line. Contact infermation. email: muhamme...@googlemail.com msn: muhammed123...@hotmail.co.uk Skype: muhammed.deniz Klango username. muhammed - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 6:52 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script Hi Jim, Shrug. Like I said I've been moderating the list for several years plus did my own tech support for SAPI when some of my games used it and it seamed to me a lot of people had broken SAPI installs. I don't have any statistics, but I always felt the number of prblems with were unusually high. As for Vista and Window 7's not liking self-extracting zip files that is just the security restriction. You need admin rights to install or extract anything to a secured location. Cheers! On 6/20/10, Jim Kitchen j...@kitchensinc.net wrote: Hi Thomas, I tend to disagree with you. You know when you said SAPI tends to break quite a lot in my experience. I have not found that to be the case. I mean I have been producing games that rely on the sapi5 voices for 7 years now and have only had a few people need to even use the DelUserLex file to fix their speech. I have had a whole bunch more people have the problem with Vistas and Windows sevens UAC not liking WinZip self extracting zip files. But for the most part allot of people play my sapi5 games with no problems. BFN --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script
Hi John, Well, I'm glad I was able to help. The JNA is a fairly recent Java development that allows you to quickly wrap static Windows libraries, and use them in a Java application. Obviously, the advantages are huge here as it allows you to extend your application beyond the Java JRE and use native Windows libraries directly. On one hand you lose the portibility of Java, but on the other hand it allows you to take advantage of operating specific stuff without having to resort to writing a JNI wrapper. It is one of those things you can hardly do without if writing an application that requires the use of native libraries. HTH On 6/20/10, John Bannick jbann...@7128.com wrote: Shaun, Thomas, Jim, and Dark, Thanks for the quick and on-point technical guidance. I'm particularly grateful for the tip about JNA. Even though I've been doing Java for money for over a decade, I'd never heard of JNA. Going to research it this next week, both for our games and the consulting I do. In any event, we'll definitely use the information you gave in our SAPI project. Thanks. You guys are the best. John --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script
Thomas or any other major coder out there, Please give me your opinion of a possible technical solution to getting SAPI into our games. I recently discovered that Windows XP and later include the ability to run Visual Basic scripts from the DOS command line. Also, I recently discovered that said VB Scripts can speak SAPI voices. Thirdly, I can invoke VB from within a Java app. I wrote an experimental Java program that does just that. It seems that we could ship our games with a simple VB script that they invoke, and Voila! we have SAPI speech. What do you think? As both a game developer and game player, what are the negatives, if any? Thanks, John --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script
hmmm that would work however av and other security programs like to detect vbs scripts as viruses. but yeah that is a point not sure how usefull it would be. At 02:23 a.m. 20/06/2010, you wrote: Thomas or any other major coder out there, Please give me your opinion of a possible technical solution to getting SAPI into our games. I recently discovered that Windows XP and later include the ability to run Visual Basic scripts from the DOS command line. Also, I recently discovered that said VB Scripts can speak SAPI voices. Thirdly, I can invoke VB from within a Java app. I wrote an experimental Java program that does just that. It seems that we could ship our games with a simple VB script that they invoke, and Voila! we have SAPI speech. What do you think? As both a game developer and game player, what are the negatives, if any? Thanks, John --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] SAPI and VB Script
Hi John, Ideally I'd use something like the JNI or JNA to wrap SAPI directly, but I think using a VB Script is definitely the easiest way to go about it in your case. I'm no expert on this topic, but it sounds like something that is worth a try. The only downside to this I can see is that SAPI tends to break quite a lot in my experience. I don't know why, but some peopel install and then uninstall certain third-party voices which ends up breaking SAPI completely. When that happens it can be a real tech support issue helping them getting SAPI working correctly again. It is a nice technology when it works, but when it doesn't it can be a major pain in the butt. Smile. On 6/19/10, John Bannick jbann...@7128.com wrote: Thomas or any other major coder out there, Please give me your opinion of a possible technical solution to getting SAPI into our games. I recently discovered that Windows XP and later include the ability to run Visual Basic scripts from the DOS command line. Also, I recently discovered that said VB Scripts can speak SAPI voices. Thirdly, I can invoke VB from within a Java app. I wrote an experimental Java program that does just that. It seems that we could ship our games with a simple VB script that they invoke, and Voila! we have SAPI speech. What do you think? As both a game developer and game player, what are the negatives, if any? Thanks, John --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
