This Help introduces the DECtalk Software API (DAPI) and explains how to use the API to write application programs. This API has been designed to be extensible for future text-to-speech growth while still being easy to use. The current DECtalk Software implementation supports multiple instances of DECtalk Software per processor.
The DECtalk Software API functions give you a flexible method for manipulating the various parameters of DECtalk Software functionality from within your application. These calls perform a wide range of tasks associated with the text-to-speech system and are listed by function below.
Note (Windows Only)
In addition to the DAPI, DECtalk Software supports the Microsoft Speech API (SAPI) for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 systems and SAPI Version 5.0 for Windows 98/ME/NT/2000 systems. This allows DECtalk Software to work as an OLE server in any OLE application environment. Information about SAPI is available in the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) CD-ROM under the Microsoft Software Development Kit (SDK). See Supported SAPI Functions (Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 Only) for a list of SAPI functions supported by DECtalk Software. For more information or documentation on SAPI, contact Microsoft.
Text-To-Speech Calls by Category