Can't get Speak method to work

I've been trying to get the Speak Method to work as advertised in the
following HELP example:

Sub UseSpeech()

Application.Speech.Speak "Hello"

End Sub

It gives me a runtime error 1004 "Application-defined or Object-defined
error"
I'm using Excel 2003 with XP.

Anybody have any ideas??

thanks

application.Speech.Speak ("hello")

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten

"Ken Soenen" <ksoenen@trip.net> wrote in message
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> I've been trying to get the Speak Method to work as advertised in the
> following HELP example:
>
> Sub UseSpeech()
>
> Application.Speech.Speak "Hello"
>
> End Sub
>
> It gives me a runtime error 1004 "Application-defined or Object-defined
> error"
> I'm using Excel 2003 with XP.
>
> Anybody have any ideas??
>
> thanks
>

Your code worked ok for me.

Are you sure you installed the speech component when you installed Office?

Ken Soenen wrote:
>
> I've been trying to get the Speak Method to work as advertised in the
> following HELP example:
>
> Sub UseSpeech()
>
> Application.Speech.Speak "Hello"
>
> End Sub
>
> It gives me a runtime error 1004 "Application-defined or Object-defined
> error"
> I'm using Excel 2003 with XP.
>
> Anybody have any ideas??
>
> thanks

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Dave Peterson

That was the problem! Thanks Dave


"Dave Peterson" <petersod@verizonXSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:43661789.DB9197D@verizonXSPAM.net...
> Your code worked ok for me.
>
> Are you sure you installed the speech component when you installed Office?
>
> Ken Soenen wrote:
>>
>> I've been trying to get the Speak Method to work as advertised in the
>> following HELP example:
>>
>> Sub UseSpeech()
>>
>> Application.Speech.Speak "Hello"
>>
>> End Sub
>>
>> It gives me a runtime error 1004 "Application-defined or Object-defined
>> error"
>> I'm using Excel 2003 with XP.
>>
>> Anybody have any ideas??
>>
>> thanks
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson