Spell checking client sample
This sample demonstrates how to use the Windows Spell Checker API as a client.
Install the spell checking provider sample to use with this sample.
Note The Windows-classic-samples repo contains a variety of code samples that exercise the various programming models, platforms, features, and components available in Windows and/or Windows Server. This repo provides a Visual Studio solution (SLN) file for each sample, along with the source files, assets, resources, and metadata needed to compile and run the sample. For more info about the programming models, platforms, languages, and APIs demonstrated in these samples, check out the documentation on the Windows Dev Center. This sample is provided as-is in order to indicate or demonstrate the functionality of the programming models and feature APIs for Windows 8 and/or Windows Server 2012. This sample was created for Windows 8.1 and/or Windows Server 2012 R2 using Visual Studio 2013, but in many cases it will run unaltered using later versions. This sample was created for Windows 8.1 and/or Windows Server 2012 R2 using Visual Studio 2013, but in many cases it will run unaltered using later versions. Please provide feedback on this sample!
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Operating system requirements
Client
Windows 8
Server
Windows Server 2012
Build the sample
- Start Visual Studio Ultimate 2012 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
- Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Visual Studio Ultimate 2012 Solution (.sln) file.
- Press F7 (or F6 for Visual Studio Ultimate 2012) or use Build > Build Solution to build the sample.
Run the sample
The sample is an interactive spell checking client run from a command prompt. It works with the default spell checking provider for the user's current language. You might want to install the spell checking provider sample first, and use this client sample to exercise it.
See the Readme.txt file provided with this sample for examples of commands that can be run to illustrate spell checking.