PowerShell/Docs/tell-quote.md

*tell-quote.ps1*
================

This PowerShell script selects a random quote from Data/quotes.csv and speaks it by text-to-speech (TTS).

Parameters
----------
```powershell
PS> ./tell-quote.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]

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

Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./tell-quote.ps1
(listen and enjoy)

```

Notes
-----
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

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

Script Content
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```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Tells a random quote by text-to-speech
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script selects a random quote from Data/quotes.csv and speaks it by text-to-speech (TTS).
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./tell-quote.ps1
	(listen and enjoy)
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

try {
	$table = Import-CSV "$PSScriptRoot/../Data/quotes.csv"

	$randomNumberGenerator = New-Object System.Random
	$row = [int]$randomNumberGenerator.next(0, $table.Count - 1)

	& "$PSScriptRoot/speak-english.ps1" "$($table[$row].QUOTE). By $($table[$row].AUTHOR)."
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}
```

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