PowerShell/Scripts/speak-dutch.ps1

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Speaks text in Dutch
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script speaks the given text with a Dutch text-to-speech (TTS) voice.
.PARAMETER text
Specifies the text to speak
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./speak-dutch Hallo
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$text = "")
try {
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if ($text -eq "") { $text = Read-Host "Enter the Dutch text to speak" }
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$TTSVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
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foreach ($voice in $TTSVoice.GetVoices()) {
if ($voice.GetDescription() -like "*- Dutch*") {
$TTSVoice.Voice = $voice
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[void]$TTSVoice.Speak($text)
exit 0 # success
}
}
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throw "No Dutch text-to-speech voice found - please install one"
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} catch {
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"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
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exit 1
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}