VB compile needed

[pBS]

looking for someone that can compile a vb program for me...
it's super simple and shouldn't need any tweaking, tho i would love it if someone could add command-line processing...
[but i'd take a compile as-is no problem]
here's the code..

Code:

Dim FileName As String
Dim FileStream As New SpFileStream
Dim Voice As  SpVoice

'Create SAPI voice
Set Voice = New SpVoice
    
'Assume that ttstemp.txt exists
FileName = "ttstemp.txt"
    
'Open the text file
FileStream.Open FileName, SSFMOpenForRead, True

'Select Microsoft Sam voice
Set Voice.voice = voice.GetVoices("Name=Microsoft Anna", "Language=409").Item(0)

'Speak the file stream
Voice.SpeakStream FileStream

'Close the Stream
FileStream.Close

'Release the objects
Set FileStream = Nothing
Set Voice = Nothing

thanx in advance..
i just don't have vb or vc++ compiler or know of any free alternative..

[mila06]

A free alternative (.NET11 and .NET2) SharpDevelop: http://www.sharpdevelop.net/OpenSource/SD/Download/

tho i would love it if someone could add command-line processing

What would you like it to do ??

[pBS]

can sharpdevlop compile a vb app?

anyways, basically i just wanted to add a /say "say this text" option or read from file option like /file "file.txt"
but i can just as easily write out text file for it to say so not a big deal..
the /say thing would allow it to be a straight cli app with no temp files needed and only one line to run.. [instead of having to write to file, then say it after]

if you could shoot me a quick one as-is that would be great too..

also, i found a way to make a vb app into console app..
[also works for auto-it scripts as well! as well as, i suspect, any type of .exe]
http://www.nirsoft.net/vb/console_applic...basic.html

[mila06]

if you could shoot me a quick one as-is that would be great too..

Here is one as-is. (VB 2005 .NET2). This one is a console-app. The ttstemp.txt has to be in the same dir as speek.exe (I havn't tested it !!)

EDIT!!!! I get an error at runtime. Hang on.....

[pBS]

only thing i changed was the path of the file...it was c:\ttstemp.txt
hope that doesn't mess it up...
may need : imports SpeechLib

it all came from http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/defaul...pleTTS.asp

[mila06]

Here is a new one that works for me :-)

EDIT: It only works on my developer-pc where i have installed the MS Speech SDK :-(

[pBS]

found this..
Three steps are needed to use TTS in a managed application:

1. Create an interop DLL

Since SAPI is a COM component, an interop DLL is needed to use it from a managed app. To create this, open the project in Visual Studio. Select the Project menu and click Add Reference. Select the COM tab, select "Microsoft Speech Object Library" in the list, and click OK. These steps add this reference to your project and create an Interop.SpeechLib.dll in the same folder as your executable. This interop DLL must always be in the same folder as your .exe to work correctly.

2. Reference the interop namespace

Include this namespace in your application. In C#, add "using SpeechLib;"; iIn VB, add “Imports SpeechLib”.

3. call Speak()

Create a SpVoice object and call Speak():

Examples:

Visual C#

SpVoice voice = new SpVoice();
voice.Speak("Hello World!", SpeechVoiceSpeakFlags.SVSFDefault);

Visual Basic

voice = New SpVoice
voice.Speak("Hello World!", SpeechVoiceSpeakFlags.SVSFDefault)

[pBS]

i need speech interop lib

[mila06]

It seems like one have to install the MS Speech SDK(maybe there is a runtime).

Here you get the complete built(incl the dll), but that is not enough :-(

I am away from the PC the next hours....

[K.S.]

if you still need a free alternative to do it yourself: take a look at the visual studio express tools. comes in VB / C# / C++ flavours and should meet your needs ;-)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/