PowerShell/Scripts/speak-greek.ps1

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Speaks text with a Greek text-to-speech voice
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script speaks the given text with a Greek text-to-speech (TTS) voice.
.PARAMETER text
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Specifies the Greek text to speak
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.EXAMPLE
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PS> ./speak-greek.ps1 "γεια"
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.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$text = "")
try {
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if ($text -eq "") { $text = Read-Host "Enter the Greek text to speak" }
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$TTS = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
foreach ($Voice in $TTS.GetVoices()) {
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if ($Voice.GetDescription() -like "*- Greek*") {
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$TTS.Voice = $Voice
[void]$TTS.Speak($text)
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exit 0 # success
}
}
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throw "No Greek text-to-speech voice found - please install one"
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} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}