RE: auto it and com automation with jfwapi, sapi, gwspeek, hal etc com audio, questions

  • From: "Macarty, Jay {PBSG}" <Jay.Macarty@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:25:18 -0600

I have now created an in installer for the SSIP voice server which
allows speaking text through Jaws, window-eyes, SA, and SAPI 5 using a
single interface. I am creating the clients now (e.g. java, AutoIt,
DotNet, etc.). I will be creating a COM client as part of the client
library. This will allow usage of the SSIP Voice Server by any language
which supports COM objects. 

Am finalizing the server code because I wanted to make it possible to
run it with simply a tray icon rather than always having a console
window. 

The most recent additions to the server functionality include the
ability to handle the SSIP command SOUND_ICON to play a sound and
support for the SSIP KEY command which translates a keyboard scan code
into its key name. Also, in addition to the SSIP commands for LIST
VOICES, I have added LIST SOUND_ICONS, and LIST APIS. 

This being my first major C# project, it has taken a little longer than
I originally thought and I want to also include some good clients and
sample code as well as documentation on the interface. 


-----Original Message-----
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamal Mazrui
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 6:53 AM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: auto it and com automation with jfwapi, sapi, gwspeek, hal
etc com audio, questions

The DbDialog application, available at
http://www.EmpowermentZone.com/ddsetup.exe
is written in AutoIt and contains wrappers for speaking strings via JFW,
Window Eyes, or SAPI.  I think the functions are contained in the file
lbc.au3 (LBC stands for Layout by Code).

jfwapi.dll is a standard Win32 API DLL rather than a COM server, so
ObjCreate does not work with it.  Instead, AutoIt makes an API call to
the JFWSayString function via its syntax for API calls.  If the .dll is
in the same library as the .exe you compiled, AutoIt will find it.

Hope this helps,
Jamal
On Fri,
7 Dec 2007, Valiant on the laptop wrote:

> Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 11:30:03 -0500
> From: Valiant on the laptop <valiant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: auto it and com automation with jfwapi, sapi, gwspeek,
>      hal etc com audio, questions
>
> Hi.
> I'm just starting to really learn auto-it. I'm finding it pleasantly
similar to vb script, a language that mixes with me very well. I am
looking for the com audio sdk, and documentation for the same, can
anybody help me? Is there a better option now than com audio? Secondly,
I am looking for sdk and documentation for jfwapi, gwspeek, which is com
automation for window-eyes, the com automation file and documentation
for hal, system access, and what ever I can get my paws on, importantly,
sapi, and documentation on how I could provide a list of voices and
alter them, and of course, speak specific text with them.
>
> Finally, I have jfwapi sort of running bassed on an example file I
borrowed from a vb script. I can make jaws talk with it if I use
> objCreate ("jfwapi") like this
> $OJfw = ObjCreate ("jfwapi")
> 'then speak for it
> $OJfw.sayString("hi", 0)
> What I want, though, is to directly access jfwapi.dll from the same
directory as the au3 or rather th compiled exe file. Can I do this? I
don't want to register the dll file if I don't have to. I thought objGet
looked suspiciously lik what I am looking for, but
> $OJfwf = objGet ("c:\au3\jfwapi.dll")
> 'now that I go to speak with it, I get me a lovely error.
> $OJfwf.sayString ("hi", 0)
>
> no go, the error is something about could not carry out command
successfully.
>
> Finally, if I can use the dll file without registering it, how do I
access it if I stick it in the same directory as my auto-it script or
compiled exe file. When I just do this
> $OJfwF = objGet ("jfwapi.dll")
> the script passes it on like it worked but then when I use $OJfwf it
says variable must be of type object. Any ideas on that?
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> My Name is Aaron Spears. I've just re-joined the list, I was on twice
before and that was over a year ago I would figure, so hi there
everyone, sup, and stuff.
> cheers:
> Aaron T. Spears (valiant)
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