revLoadSpeech

Loads the operating system's text-to-speech software from memory.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server OS: mac, windows Introduced: 2.0 Security:

# Syntax

revLoadSpeech

# Examples

revLoadSpeech

if field "Speak Next" is not empty then revLoadSpeech

# Description

Load the text-to-speech software into memory when its needed by any of the commands and functions in the Speech library. The software should be removed from memory when it is no longer needed by using the revUnloadSpeech.

>*Important:* The revLoadSpeech command is part of the > Speech library. To ensure that the command works in a > standalone application, you must include this > LiveCode custom library when you create your > standalone application. In the Inclusions pane of the > Standalone Application Settings window, make sure the "Speech" > library checkbox is checked.

# Tags

# See

- **command:** revUnloadSpeech, revUnloadSpeech - **glossary:** Standalone Application Settings, standalone application, command, LiveCode custom library - **library:** Speech library