Microsoft Direct Text-To-Speech control ?

[majasoft]

Hi, I want to make a Text-to-Speech - option in my program and I dont want to use MSAgent for this !! I have heart about "Microsoft Direct Text-To-Speech control"... but cannot download the OCX at the Microsoft-Homepage - the sites exists no longer... where can I find it and how must I use it ?? For example I made a "Game Over"-Text and now I want the computer to say "Game Over" !!

Thanx for Your replies, MAJA.

You can get the controls at http://www.microsoft.com/speech

With using it, it can be as easy as

DirectSS1.Speak "Game Over"

But if you want to customise more things, such as the lip, gender, speed etc, theres more code to do and the Help files has it all.

Sunny

[majasoft]

Thanx, but it is so huge (to huge)... is there a smaller version (I want it only for VB - and with no gimmics). Only the Control with the Speech-funtions and so simple like Your code-example - more I dont need, I mean no SDK or such things !!

Thanx for Your replie, MAJA.

Apparently not...it seems that with version 5 they have only one(two) packages available. In 4.0 they had separate packages, each having a different control making it alot easier on the downloads. Can't help you here!

Perhaps further down the track MS will break up the download.

Sunny

[majasoft]

So, I must download it... argh... ok, thanx anyway !!

MAJA.