Microsoft SAM Speech

[Sascha]

Hello,

can anybody give me an example of how I can use the Microsoft SAM Speech
Engine in VBScript. The solution should be without the MSAGENT
Character. I just want to use the voice provided by Microsoft SAM.

[Brian Wolven]

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[Sascha]

Hello Brian,

this was EXACTLY what I was looking for! Thanks very much vor this
ultrafast (and accurate) answer!

Sascha

[Brian Wolven]

Post by Sascha
Hello Brian,
this was EXACTLY what I was looking for! Thanks very much vor this
ultrafast (and accurate) answer!
Sascha

No problem. AT&T's "Crystal" has a much nicer voice, but she's not free. =(

[t***@gmail.com]

Post by Sascha
Hello,
can anybody give me an example of how I can use the Microsoft SAM Speech
Engine in VBScript. The solution should be without the MSAGENT
Character. I just want to use the voice provided by Microsoft SAM.

[Mayayana]

Post by Sascha
can anybody give me an example of how I can use the Microsoft SAM Speech
Engine in VBScript. The solution should be without the MSAGENT
Character. I just want to use the voice provided by Microsoft SAM.

https://www.jsware.net/jsware/scrfiles.php5#sapitts

There's an HTA utility in the download that allows you to
chhose voice, options, speed, etc. The VBScript that powers
the HTA shows to how do those things.

I don't know about Sam. That's the only one that comes with
XP. Mike and Mary can be added. But I don't know which
ones come with Win7/8/10.

It's mixed up. Each Windows version has different voices
and not all of them are available for every version.

[Dave "Crash" Dummy]

Post by Mayayana

Post by Sascha
can anybody give me an example of how I can use the Microsoft SAM
Speech Engine in VBScript. The solution should be without the
MSAGENT Character. I just want to use the voice provided by
Microsoft SAM.

https://www.jsware.net/jsware/scrfiles.php5#sapitts
There's an HTA utility in the download that allows you to chhose
voice, options, speed, etc. The VBScript that powers the HTA shows to
how do those things.
I don't know about Sam. That's the only one that comes with XP. Mike
and Mary can be added. But I don't know which ones come with
Win7/8/10.
It's mixed up. Each Windows version has different voices and not all
of them are available for every version.

Note that the posted link is not compatible with IE 11 or Edge. Use
another browser or an earlier version of IE.

[Evertjan.]

Post by Dave "Crash" Dummy

Post by Mayayana

Post by Sascha
can anybody give me an example of how I can use the Microsoft SAM
Speech Engine in VBScript. The solution should be without the
MSAGENT Character. I just want to use the voice provided by
Microsoft SAM.

https://www.jsware.net/jsware/scrfiles.php5#sapitts
There's an HTA utility in the download that allows you to chhose
voice, options, speed, etc. The VBScript that powers the HTA shows to
how do those things.
I don't know about Sam. That's the only one that comes with XP. Mike
and Mary can be added. But I don't know which ones come with
Win7/8/10.
It's mixed up. Each Windows version has different voices and not all
of them are available for every version.

Note that the posted link is not compatible with IE 11 or Edge. Use
another browser or an earlier version of IE.

Indeed, Edge has no VBScript or HTA, that's why it is called Edge.

However [o-t here, sorry]: <https://github.com/kripken/speak.js/>

[Mayayana]

"Evertjan." <***@inter.nl.net> wrote

| > Note that the posted link is not compatible with IE 11 or Edge. Use
| > another browser or an earlier version of IE.
|
| Indeed, Edge has no VBScript or HTA, that's why it is called Edge.
|

I think he meant my webpage, not the download. But
one can use IE11 with IE compatibility set. Or people can
disable style and fish through the resulting layout, if they
want to. The "dysfunction" is meant to be just courtesy
information because IE11-Edge-mode and Edge can't handle
my IE-targetted menus, so they can't navigate the site.

It's beyond me why anyone would choose to use an
incompatible, spyware browser from Microsoft that's been
designed to break compatibility *with itself*, but it's really
none of my business as long as I don't have to spend time
writing new webpages to accommodate it.

The other glaring problem with Edge is that it's Win10-only
and thus updates with Win10. So how does one test pages
on Edge? Buy a Win10 box to run each Win10 update over
at least the past 18 months, which would mean 3 of them.
Fat chance of that.

But the news is that Edge is going to change to a
Chrome clone. Microsoft want to be able to support
javascript software apps that run anywhere, so they're
going to start by making a conforming browser. (Then,
no doubt, they'll add their own incompatible tools.
ActiveX redux.) Good riddance to them. But if they
remake Edge as Chrome and fully spoof the userAgent
then they can access my non-IE version of my website.
That would be fine. If it doesn't work it will be their
problem.

Currently they take a curious approach: IE11 in Edge
mode and Edge both use a spoof to pretend they're Chrome
or Firefox. MS took out the "MSIE" that everyone depended
on to identify IE. But MS still left info identifying both IE11
and Edge uniquely. And if IE11-compat-with-IE mode is set,
the userAgnt says it's IE7.

[Dave "Crash" Dummy]

Post by Mayayana
| > Note that the posted link is not compatible with IE 11 or Edge. Use
| > another browser or an earlier version of IE.
|
| Indeed, Edge has no VBScript or HTA, that's why it is called Edge.
|
I think he meant my webpage, not the download.

Yes. I should have clarified.

Post by Mayayana
But one can use IE11 with IE compatibility set. Or people can disable
style and fish through the resulting layout, if they want to. The
"dysfunction" is meant to be just courtesy information because
IE11-Edge-mode and Edge can't handle my IE-targetted menus, so they
can't navigate the site.

Instead of diddling with IE 11, I keep a portable version of Firefox
installed to deal with situations like this.