SAPI : change Voice

[Jimmy]

hi.

i try to change "Voice" of Sapi.SPVoice

"Voice"is a Property of SPVoice and use ISpeechObjectTokens object as Parameter

ISpeechObjectTokens object just have Method Item and Property COUNT

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but when i try

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  oVoices:Voice  := oVoices:GetVoices():Item(cnVar -1)

i got Error

Error description: (DOS Error -2147352573) WINOLE/1006 Argument error: _VOICE
Args:
[ 1] = O
-2147352573 : "Member not found."

i also try SetVoice()

Error description: (DOS Error -2147352570) WINOLE/1009 No exported method: SETVOICE
-2147352570 : "Unknown name."

but it seem me another Interface ...

Question : do i need to CoCreateInstance those Interface

[Antonio Linares]

Dear Jimmy,

asking chatgpt for help:

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#include <windows.h>
#include <sapi.h>

int main() {
    CoInitialize(NULL);

    ISpVoice *pVoice = NULL;
    HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(&CLSID_SpVoice, NULL, CLSCTX_ALL, &IID_ISpVoice, (void**)&pVoice);

    if (SUCCEEDED(hr)) {
        // Get the list of available voices
        ISpObjectTokenCategory *pCategory = NULL;
        hr = CoCreateInstance(&CLSID_SpObjectTokenCategory, NULL, CLSCTX_ALL, &IID_ISpObjectTokenCategory, (void**)&pCategory);

        if (SUCCEEDED(hr)) {
            hr = pCategory->SetId(SPCAT_VOICES, FALSE);

            if (SUCCEEDED(hr)) {
                IEnumSpObjectTokens *pEnum = NULL;
                hr = pCategory->EnumTokens(NULL, NULL, &pEnum);

                if (SUCCEEDED(hr)) {
                    // Change the voice - replace "Microsoft David Desktop - English (United States)" with the desired voice
                    const wchar_t *desiredVoice = L"Microsoft David Desktop - English (United States)";
                    ISpObjectToken *pVoiceToken = NULL;

                    while (pEnum->Next(1, &pVoiceToken, NULL) == S_OK) {
                        WCHAR *voiceDescription;
                        if (SUCCEEDED(pVoiceToken->GetDescription(&voiceDescription))) {
                            if (wcscmp(voiceDescription, desiredVoice) == 0) {
                                // Set the voice
                                hr = pVoice->SetVoice(pVoiceToken);
                                wprintf(L"Voice changed to: %s\n", desiredVoice);
                                break;
                            }
                            CoTaskMemFree(voiceDescription);
                        }
                        pVoiceToken->Release();
                    }
                    pEnum->Release();
                }
            }
            pCategory->Release();
        }

        // Speak something with the new voice
        if (SUCCEEDED(hr)) {
            pVoice->Speak(L"Hello, I am using a different voice now.", 0, NULL);
        }

        pVoice->Release();
    }

    CoUninitialize();

    return 0;
}
 

[Jimmy]

hi Antonio,

thx for help and "C"-CODE from ChatGPT

now i have to find out how to use that "C" CODE with harbour as HB_FUNC()

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i wonder that i real need CoCreateInstance() under harbort and Xbase++ as VB did work without "extra" CODE
you can see it in this Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klAAoeuuu_c

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there is a free 3-PP Solution : DispHelper
Speech.C

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  ...
       dhPutRef(tts, L".Voice = %o", spVoice);

DispHelper :
https://disphelper.sourceforge.net/
https://github.com/DrYak/disphelper

[Jimmy]

hi,

i try to use CODE from ChatGPT as HB_FUNC() but i got Errors

C:\hmg.3.4.4\0\SAPI>..\..\build SapiVoice.hbp
Harbour 3.2.0dev (r1703241902)
Copyright (c) 1999-2016, http://harbour-project.org/
HB_FUNC.PRG: In function 'HB_FUN_GETZIRA':
HB_FUNC.PRG:20:31: error: 'ISpObjectTokenCategory {aka struct ISpObjectTokenCategory}' has no member named 'SetId'
HB_FUNC.PRG:24:35: error: 'ISpObjectTokenCategory {aka struct ISpObjectTokenCategory}' has no member named 'EnumTokens'
HB_FUNC.PRG:31:37: error: 'IEnumSpObjectTokens {aka struct IEnumSpObjectTokens}' has no member named 'Next'
In file included from C:/hmg.3.4.4/mingw/i686-w64-mingw32/include/winbase.h:2377:0,
from C:/hmg.3.4.4/mingw/i686-w64-mingw32/include/windows.h:70,
from HB_FUNC.PRG:3:
HB_FUNC.PRG:33:54: error: 'ISpObjectToken {aka struct ISpObjectToken}' has no member named 'GetDescription'
HB_FUNC.PRG:36:48: error: 'ISpVoice {aka struct ISpVoice}' has no member named 'SetVoice'
HB_FUNC.PRG:42:40: error: 'ISpObjectToken {aka struct ISpObjectToken}' has no member named 'Release'
HB_FUNC.PRG:44:30: error: 'IEnumSpObjectTokens {aka struct IEnumSpObjectTokens}' has no member named 'Release'
HB_FUNC.PRG:47:26: error: 'ISpObjectTokenCategory {aka struct ISpObjectTokenCategory}' has no member named 'Release'
HB_FUNC.PRG:52:23: error: 'ISpVoice {aka struct ISpVoice}' has no member named 'Speak'
HB_FUNC.PRG:55:19: error: 'ISpVoice {aka struct ISpVoice}' has no member named 'Release'
HB_FUNC.PRG:60:16: warning: 'return' with a value, in function returning void
hbmk2[SapiVoice]: Error: Running C/C++ compiler. 1
gcc.exe -c -O3 -march=i586 -mtune=pentiumpro -fomit-frame-pointer -W -Wall -pipe -IC:/hmg.3.4.4/harbour/include -IC:/hm
g.3.4.4/0/SAPI -IC:/hmg.3.4.4/include R:/Temp/hbmk_9tofgt.dir/Main.c R:/Temp/hbmk_9tofgt.dir/HB_FUNC.c R:/Temp/hbmk_5vro
0l.c

the Error are in Lines which have "->" (Alias ?) in Line of CODE
need more help please as i´m not a "C"-Programmer and don´t understand Errors

[Antonio Linares]

Dear Jimmy,

It seems as a bug in Harbour TOleAuto as this code should work:

oVoice:voice = oVoice:GetVoices():Item( 1 )

[Jimmy]

hi Antonio,

thx for the Idea.

Result is same like using Property "Voice"

Error description: (DOS Error -2147352573) WINOLE/1007 Argument error: VOICE
Args:
[ 1] = O

Stack Calls
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Called from: => TOLEAUTO:VOICE( 0 )
Called from: main.prg => CHANGEVOICE( 125 )
Called from: main.prg => (b)MAIN( 43

[Antonio Linares]

It seems as a bug in Harbour TOleAuto

[Antonio Linares]

Dear Jimmy,

I keep a github repo that allows to run Harbour from Visual Studio in debug mode:
https://github.com/FiveTechSoft/harbour_app_msvc64_sources

I have been debugging the Harbour code and it seems as when we try to assign oVoice:Voice if fails though it admits "Voice" as a valid message

Its strange, but we have been unable to find a way to solve it for now...

[Otto]

Dear Antonio,
Sometimes I would also be interested in a debugger.
Can you perhaps create a screenshot video showing how Harbour runs in debug mode, what you see, and how to install it?


Best regards,
Otto

[Antonio Linares]

Dear Otto,

this is not a high level Harbour debugger

It is a low level debugger to see the Harbour virtual machine running and be able to debug C code. You get it when you install (free) Visual Studio Community

1. Install Visual Studio Community
2. git clone https://github.com/FiveTechSoft/harbour_app_msvc64_sources
3. double click on the SLN file

It is to review Harbour internals, etc. not for high level use

https://github.com/FiveTechSoft/screenshots/blob/master/visual_studio_debugger.png?raw=true

[Antonio Linares]

Dear Jimmy,

Fixed!

Effectively it was a Harbour bug. Now it is working fine.

Do you build Harbour yourself or do you prefer me to send it to you ? For what C compiler ?

The fix:
in harbour/contrib/hbwin/olecore.c

HB_FUNC( WIN_OLEAUTO___ONERROR )
...

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        if ((HB_ISBYREF(1)) || HB_ISARRAY(1))
             lOleError = HB_VTBL( pDisp )->Invoke( HB_THIS_( pDisp ) dispid, HB_ID_REF( IID_NULL ),
                                                   LOCALE_USER_DEFAULT,
                                                   DISPATCH_PROPERTYPUTREF, &dispparam,
                                                   NULL, &excep, &uiArgErr );
         else
             lOleError = HB_VTBL( pDisp )->Invoke( HB_THIS_(pDisp) dispid, HB_ID_REF( IID_NULL ),
                                                   LOCALE_USER_DEFAULT,
                                                   DISPATCH_PROPERTYPUT, &dispparam,
                                                   NULL, &excep, &uiArgErr );

[Jimmy]

hi Antonio,

this is a GREAT News

can you please send me a Link for download fixed Harbour Version to use with BCC7 32 Bit, thx

[Antonio Linares]

https://github.com/FiveTechSoft/harbour_and_xharbour_builds/blob/master/hbwin.lib

Please test it and let me know if it works fine for you

The bug and the fix have been reported to the Harbour devel group so it should be included in the Harbour official repo very soon!

[Jimmy]

hi Antonio,

i have follow Link and download File
than i rename old Folder and unpack file harbour_bcc770_32_20231117.zip into c:\harbour

when now try to build my Fivewin Project i got

Turbo Incremental Link 6.70 Copyright (c) 1997-2014 Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
Error: Unresolved external '___get_std_stream' referenced from C:\HARBOUR\LIB\WIN\BCC\HBVMMT.LIB|fm
Error: Unable to perform link

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i do have copy hbwin.lib into c:\Harbour\lib\win\bcc afterwards but get same Error
what i´m doing wrong

[Enrico Maria Giordano]

Please try with HBVM.LIB instead of HBVMMT.LIB.