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A couple of scripting questions
Grant Vallis Posts: 6
3/27/2016
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Hi Chris, I have a couple of scripting questions for you. The first one, will there be a way to store scripts in a repository folder on, say a shared folder so multiple "Kinect" PC's" can access them? This way the script and any accompanying files can be in one location instead of on each PC. If I try to read from a shared folder, the Kinect service crashes. For example, I have written a program and script to compile from various RSS feeds and create a text file that the Kinect service can read and speak on command. I would like to call this command from anywhere in my house, but for now I have to have this program and script loaded on each Kinect PC. My second question is about the script command ScriptingAPI.Speak(). Right now, I need to read in the entire text file before executing the ScriptingAPI.Speak() statement, otherwise it will start talking over itself. Is there a way to have the script read a line, then speak a line, then read, then speak, etc.? Here is the script I wrote, you'll also be able to the commented "using" line for which I mentioned in my first question using System; // Define system libraries using System.IO; using CastleOSKinectService; public class RSSFeed { public void Main(string[] args) { using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader("C:\\ProgramData\\CastleOS\\CastleOS Kinect Service\\Scripts\\RSSOutput.txt")) // using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader("L:\\RSSOutput.txt")) // Create instance of StreamReader & path/name of file { string line; // Define variable type string msg; // Define variable type msg = ""; // Clear contents while ((line = sr.ReadLine()) != null) // Read lines from file until EOF { msg = msg + " " + line; // Add each line from file } msg = msg + " " + "End of Headlines"; // Add a closing comment ScriptingAPI.Speak(msg); // Speak the headlines } } } Thanks Grant
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Chris Cicchitelli Administrator Posts: 3390
3/27/2016
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Grant Vallis wrote: For example, I have written a program and script to compile from various RSS feeds and create a text file that the Kinect service can read and speak on command. I would like to call this command from anywhere in my house, but for now I have to have this program and script loaded on each Kinect PC.
In theory, Symbolic Links will work for this, but we haven't tested it: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/16226/complete-guide-to-symbolic-links-symlinks-on-windows-or-linux/Grant Vallis wrote:
My second question is about the script command ScriptingAPI.Speak(). Right now, I need to read in the entire text file before executing the ScriptingAPI.Speak() statement, otherwise it will start talking over itself. Is there a way to have the script read a line, then speak a line, then read, then speak, etc.?
You need to add a wait function for the number of seconds needed to let it complete the previous statement. Otherwise, you can do it exactly like you are now.
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