Core API Calls

 

Call

Purpose


btn_mini.gif TextToSpeechStartup() (Windows)

btn_mini.gif TextToSpeechStartup() (UNIX)

Initializes and starts up text-to-speech system.

• In Windows, the user defines the window handle to which post messages can be sent.

• In Tru64 UNIX, the user defines the callback routine.

The calling application can then receive index marks, memory buffers, or status information through the above operating system dependent mechanism.

btn_mini.gif TextToSpeechStartupEx()

Initializes and starts up text-to-speech system. The user defines the callback routine that can be called when index marks, memory buffers, or status information needs to be sent to the calling application.

btn_mini.gif TextToSpeechSpeak()

Speaks text from a buffer.

btn_mini.gif TextToSpeechShutdown()

Shuts down the text-to-speech system.