Added speak-date.ps1

Data/scripts.csv

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ SHA1.ps1, prints the SHA1 checksum of the given file
 SHA256.ps1, prints the SHA256 checksum of the given file
 simulate-matrix.ps1, simulates the Matrix (fun)
 simulate-presence.ps1, simulates the human presence against burglars
+speak-date.ps1, speaks the current date by text-to-speech (TTS)
 speak-file.ps1, speaks the content of the given text file by text-to-speech (TTS)
 speak-test.ps1, performs a speak test by text-to-speech (TTS)
 speak-text.ps1, speaks the given text by text-to-speech (TTS)

README.md

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ The following PowerShell scripts can be found in the [Scripts/](Scripts/) subfol
 * [SHA256.ps1](Scripts/SHA256.ps1) - prints the SHA256 checksum of the given file
 * [simulate-matrix.ps1](Scripts/simulate-matrix.ps1) - simulates the Matrix (fun)
 * [simulate-presence.ps1](Scripts/simulate-presence.ps1) - simulates the human presence against burglars
+* [speak-date.ps1](Scripts/speak-date.ps1) - speaks the current date by text-to-speech (TTS)
 * [speak-file.ps1](Scripts/speak-file.ps1) - speaks the content of the given text file by text-to-speech (TTS)
 * [speak-test.ps1](Scripts/speak-test.ps1) - performs a speak test by text-to-speech (TTS)
 * [speak-text.ps1](Scripts/speak-text.ps1) - speaks the given text by text-to-speech (TTS)

Scripts/speak-date.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/snap/bin/powershell
+<#
+.SYNTAX         ./speak-date.ps1
+.DESCRIPTION	speaks the current date by text-to-speech (TTS)
+.LINK		https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES		Author:	Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
+#>
+
+function Speak([string]$Text) {
+	write-progress "$Text"
+	$Voice = new-object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
+	[void]$Voice.Speak($Text)
+	write-progress -complete "$Text"
+}
+
+try {
+	Speak("Today is $((Get-Date).ToShortDateString())")
+	exit 0
+} catch {
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}

Scripts/speak-time.ps1

@@ -6,10 +6,15 @@
 .NOTES		Author:	Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
 #>
 
-try {
+function Speak([string]$Text) {
+	write-progress "$Text"
 	$Voice = new-object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
-	$Text = "The current time is $((Get-Date).ToShortTimeString())"
+	[void]$Voice.Speak($Text)
-	$Result = $Voice.Speak($Text)
+	write-progress -complete "$Text"
+}
+
+try {
+	Speak("It's now $((Get-Date).ToShortTimeString())")
 	exit 0
 } catch {
 	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"