READMEC.TXT

How to Install a C++ Sample for Microsoft Agent 
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*** Perform the following steps once for all samples *** 
 
1. Install the Microsoft Agent core control. To run samples which produce 
speech output, install the TruVoice text-to-speech engine.  To run samples 
which take speech input, install the Microsoft Command and Control speech 
engine. 
 
2. Download the character animation files for the three standard 
characters: Genie.acs, Merlin.acs and Robby.acs.  Create a directory 
/Program Files/Microsoft Agent/Characters/ and put the three character 
files in it.  (You may select a different location for these files, but 
then you will need to replace the path string within each sample to 
refer to the new location.) 
 
 
*** Perform the following steps once for all C++ samples *** 
 
1. Download the required include files.  Create a local directory for 
these files.  (For instance, /Program Files/Micrsoft Agent/Include/) 
Unzip the files and put them in the local directory you created. 
 
2. Start up Microsoft Visual C++.  From the Tools menu, select Options, 
then click on the Directories tab.  Type the complete path to the local 
directory you created in step 2 into the list of include directories. 
Click OK. 
 
 
*** Perform the following steps for each C++ sample *** 
 
1. Download the sample.  Create a local directory for the sample.  (E.g. 
/Program Files/DevStudio/MyProjects/AgentSample/)  Unzip the samples files 
and put them into the directory you created. 
 
2. Start up Microsoft Visual C++.  From the File menu, select Open Workspace. 
Navigate to the folder you created in step 1.  Select the workspace file (it 
has a .dsw file extension) for this sample.  Click Open. 
 
3. From the Build menu, select Execute.  When prompted to build the exe file, 
click Yes.