PowerShell/docs/give-reply.md

## The *give-reply.ps1* PowerShell Script

This PowerShell script gives a reply in English on the console and by text-to-speech (TTS).

## Parameters
```powershell
give-reply.ps1 [[-text] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

-text <String>
    Specifies the text to speak
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```

## Example
```powershell
PS> ./give-reply "Hello World"

```

## Notes
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

## Related Links
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

## Source Code
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Gives a reply 
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script gives a reply in English on the console and by text-to-speech (TTS).
.PARAMETER text
	Specifies the text to speak
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./give-reply "Hello World"
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

param([string]$text = "")

function GetTempDir {
	if ("$env:TEMP" -ne "")	{ return "$env:TEMP" }
	if ("$env:TMP" -ne "")	{ return "$env:TMP" }
	if ($IsLinux) { return "/tmp" }
	return "C:\Temp"
}

try {
	Write-Host '“'$text' ”' # to write the reply on the console
	if (!$IsLinux) { 
		$TTS = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
		foreach($Voice in $TTS.GetVoices()) {
			if ($Voice.GetDescription() -like "*- English*") { $TTS.Voice = $Voice }
		}
		[void]$TTS.Speak($text)
	}
	"$text" > "$(GetTempDir)/last_reply_given.txt" # to remember last reply
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}
```

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