[Guide] Visual Basic 2008 - How to make a Text to Speech

[omg_lol]

1. Start by making a new project by going to (File > New Project) and then click Windows Form Application and for the name type Text to Speech.

2. Next double click your form anywhere and type in

        Dim SAPI
        SAPI = CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
        SAPI.Speak("Welcome to Speech")

This will make your program say Welcome to Speech when it opens, it will literally say it.
4. Now drag a text box and 2 buttons.
5. In the properties window of button one, make it say 'Speak' for the text.
6. Make button 2 say 'Close' and then double click it and type in: me.close()
7. Double click button one or the 'Speak' button and type in

            Dim SAPI
            SAPI = CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
            SAPI.Speak(TextBox1.Text)

8. Press F5 and type something in your text box.
9. Click your 'Speak' button and it should say what you wrote.
Heres the what the code should look like for button one

PrivateSub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim SAPI
SAPI = CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
SAPI.Speak(TextBox1.Text)
EndSub

[Emuchild]

Looking good, how can I make it so that it'll read off a PDF and I can stop, fast forward, etc. to the speech?

[omg_lol]

Looking good, how can I make it so that it'll read off a PDF and I can stop, fast forward, etc. to the speech?

Hmmm....I dunno...Apoc or Clain would probably be your best bets to help you.

[Emuchild]

I mean I'm not a TOTAL noob at programming(imo), I have tested some things, tried some things, really nothing. Thanks though for the TTS script. +REP

[DarkGuardDK]

Cool, haven't tested, because i got no use for it atm.

[makis5]

Cool!!Thanks +rep