Java Speech API for Windows (using MS SAPI5 and SAPI4)

Using the JSAPI in Applets and with the Java Plugin

Since this implementation of the JSAPI will run under a Java1.1 VM, it is possible to use it from an ordinary Applet in a suitable browser (eg Netscape 4.7 or above or IE 5.0 or above with Java VM version 5 - install SP 2 for IE 5.5), provided:

EITHER: Execute Setup.exe, which will start up a Java GUI which will let you install the JSAPI libraries in the correct locations to be used by the native VMs in Netscape and Internet Explorer.
OR manually install the cgjsapiNNN.dll (eg, cgjsapi160.dll) and cgjsapi.jar files as follows:

For Internet Explorer

Copy cgjsapiNNN.dll to the "WINDOWS" folder, eg C:\WINDOWS
EITHER

Store the cgjsapi.jar somewhere, and modify the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Java VM\Classpath" value in the registry to include the path to that cgjsapi.jar file.
OR, Copy cgjsapi.jar to the C:\WINDOWS\Java\Classes folder and move to that folder, then execute the command "jar xf cgjsapi.jar". Note that if you use this option you may run into some security restrictions with the Microsoft VM.
OR, Copy the cgjsapi.jar file to the C:\WINDOWS\Java\TRUSTLIB folder (for Win2k platforms)

For Netscape

Copy cgjsapiNNN.dll to C:\Program Files\Netscape\Communicator\Program\java\bin
Copy cgjsapi.jar to C:\Program Files\Netscape\Communicator\Program\java\classes

If redirecting audio to or from a speech engine (ie, to/from a file or across the network), Sun's JMF 2.1.1 implementation will need to be installed for use by Applets.

An example of a JSAPI-enabled Applet is shown here. The code is here. You may setup your browser to either use Sun's Java Plugin or the native Java VM supplied with the browser. If you use Sun's plugin, you will need to create or modify your policy file as described in the Security section.