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Control Command In A Variable

Is it possible to insert a "control command" in a $variable?

ex: $Female= ControlCommand("Speech Settings", SetVoiceGender, "Female")

for now the result faults with "Missing String Quotes or Invalid Expression:"

any idea?


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#1  
I am not sure how you would execute it, but you would need to put the whole ControlCommand string in quotes for the variable to accept it.

I would instead make a $gender variable and use it in the control command, like this:

Code:


$gender = "Female"
ControlCommamd("Speech Settings",SetVoiceGender,$gender)


Alan
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#2  
Tanks Alan,

The variable within the ControlCommand() is working.

I am looking to simplified the use of ControlCommand() to switch gender in a script where I establish a dialog between my PC and EZB

here's an example:

ControlCommand("Speech Settings", SetVoiceGender, "Female")

Saywait("who are you?")

ControlCommand("Speech Settings", SetVoiceGender, "Male")


SayEZBwait("I am EZB ")

I am wondering if it's be possible to switch gender within the "Say" command.

By the way it's fun and plenty of possibility to listen both unit chanting together.
#3  
I would do something like this, although could get even more elegant by having the phrases in text files and doing "FileReadLine" commands so the script is just a few subroutines.

note: untested --

Code:


goto(female)
saywait("who are you")
goto(male)
SayEZBWait("I am EZ-B")
goto(female)
saywait("What is your favorite color?")
goto(male)
SayEZBWait("Blue")
goto(end)
:male
ControlCommamd("Speech Settings",SetVoiceGender,"Male")
return
:female
ControlCommamd("Speech Settings",SetVoiceGender,"Female")
return
:end
#4  
As far as I know ControlCommand does not return a value (in this case anyway) so you can't assign it to a variable...

You'll have to do something like below...

Code:


saywait("am I male or female")

$g=WaitForSpeech( 30, "male",female") #script will wait 30 seconds for your answer

if($g="female") 
ControlCommand("Speech Settings", SetVoiceGender, "Female")
$gender="female"
#do something here
else
ControlCommand("Speech Settings", SetVoiceGender, "Male")
$gender="male"
#do something else here
endif
#5  
Ricahrd,

Will your script work with that space inside the parentheses after the $g=WaitForSpeech( ?

Does EZ Script ignore spaces?
#6  
@Dave... yes
Spacing can be good for readability....
Canada
#7  
@Alan
Your code example is working fine and will simplify my script.
Text file usage is also a great idea.

@ Richard
Tanks for your suggestion

gilles
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