Added speak-test.ps1

Data/scripts.csv

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ 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-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)
 switch-shelly1.ps1, switches a Shelly1 device in the local network
 take-screenshot.ps1, takes a single screenshot

README.md

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ The following PowerShell scripts can be found in the [Scripts/](Scripts/) subfol
 * [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-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)
 * [switch-shelly1.ps1](Scripts/switch-shelly1.ps1) - switches a Shelly1 device in the local network
 * [take-screenshot.ps1](Scripts/take-screenshot.ps1) - takes a single screenshot

Scripts/speak-test.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/snap/bin/powershell
+<#
+.SYNTAX         ./speak-test.ps1
+.DESCRIPTION	performs a test speak by text-to-speech (TTS)
+.LINK		https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES		Author:	Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
+#>
+
+try {
+	$Voice = new-object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
+	$Voice.Speak("This is the default voice")
+	$Voice.Speak("Let's also try the other voices")
+
+	$Voices = $Voice.GetVoices()
+	foreach ($OtherVoice in $Voices) {
+		$OtherVoice.GetDescription()
+		$Voice.Voice = $OtherVoice
+		$Voice.Speak("1 2 3 - this is a test")
+	}
+	exit 0
+} catch {
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}