ext_sayString - done handling

David Kwinter david at kwinter.ca
Mon Mar 17 17:41:01 EST 2003


> you're repeating all the phrases multiple times). The only thing I don't
> know is whether the external is "blocking" (that is, it doesn't go on to
> the next line of script until it has finished speaking); my guess is
> that it isn't which is probably the reason for it running out of
> control. It hits the "ext_sayString" command, executes it, and then as

Yes, it is not blocking.


> it is speaking it moves on to the next repeat. You should check to see
> if there is some return value from ext_saystring you can use to
> determine if you need to keep going or not.

It only returns a "false" if there is a speech manager problem, nothing
actually useful.




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