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Speaks text.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
Speech | 6.3 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
(old name: Text.Speak)
Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
---|---|---|---|
Text | The text to speak | "Hello World" | |
Voice | The voice to use. Can be empty to use default voice. On macOS and iOS, this is identifier, not name. |
"Agnes" | Optional |
Wait | Whether to wait for completion. Pass 1 to wait or 0 to speak while your script continues. Default is 0. |
1 | Optional |
Volume | Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 7.2 or newer. The volume to use. Default is full volume. Range from 0.0 (silent) to 1.0 (full). |
1.0 | Optional |
Rate | Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 7.2 or newer. The speak rate. Default 1.0 for normal speed. Range from 0.0 to 2.0. 2.0 would be double speed while 0.5 is half speed. If the voice doesn’t support rate, you hear no difference! |
1.0 | Optional |
Returns OK or error.
Say Hello
MBS( "Speech.Speak"; "Hello World")
Count to 100:
Set Variable [$i; Value:0]
Loop
Set Variable [$i; Value:$i + 1]
Set Field [Speak Test::Counter; $i]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "Speech.Speak"; $i; ""; 1)]
Commit Records/Requests []
Exit Loop If [$i > 100]
End Loop
Speak with Windows voice:
MBS( "Speech.Speak"; "Hello World"; "Microsoft Hedda Desktop - German"; 1)
Speak with half volume:
MBS( "Speech.Speak"; "Hallo Leute"; ""; 0; 0,5 )
Using embedded text commands on Mac:
# literal speaking
MBS( "Speech.Speak"; "Hello [[char LTRL]] cat [[char NORM]] cat."; ""; 1)
# use emphasis:
MBS( "Speech.Speak"; "Do [[emph +]] not [[emph -]] over tighten the screw.")
# see
# https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/SpeechSynthesisProgrammingGuide/FineTuning/FineTuning.html
This function checks for a license.
Created 30th May 2016, last changed 28th December 2020