Added turn-volume-up.ps1 and turn-volume-down.ps1

README.md

@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ The following PowerShell scripts can be found in the [Scripts/](Scripts/) subfol
 * [train-dns-cache.ps1](Scripts/train-dns-cache.ps1) - trains the DNS cache with frequently used domain names
 * [translate-file.ps1](Scripts/translate-file.ps1) - translates the given file from source to target language
 * [translate-text.ps1](Scripts/translate-text.ps1) - translates the given text into other languages
+* [turn-volume-up.ps1](Scripts/turn-volume-up.ps1) - turns the volume up
+* [turn-volume-down.ps1](Scripts/turn-volume-down.ps1) - turns the volume down
 * [txt2wav.ps1](Scripts/txt2wav.ps1) - converts text into a audio .WAV file
 * [weather.ps1](Scripts/weather.ps1) - prints the current weather forecast
 * [weather-alert.ps1](Scripts/weather-alert.ps1) - checks the current weather for critical values

Scripts/turn-volume-down.ps1

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+#!/snap/bin/powershell
+
+# Syntax:       ./turn-volume-down.ps1
+# Description:	turns the volume down
+# Author:	Markus Fleschutz
+# Source:	github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+# License:	CC0
+
+try {
+	$obj = new-object -com wscript.shell
+	for ($i = 0; $i -lt 5; $i++) {
+		$obj.SendKeys([char]174) # each tick is -2%
+	}
+	write-output "OK"
+	exit 0
+} catch {
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}

Scripts/turn-volume-up.ps1

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+#!/snap/bin/powershell
+
+# Syntax:       ./turn-volume-up.ps1
+# Description:	turns the volume up
+# Author:	Markus Fleschutz
+# Source:	github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+# License:	CC0
+
+try {
+	$obj = new-object -com wscript.shell
+	for ($i = 0; $i -lt 5; $i++) {
+		$obj.SendKeys([char]175) # each tick is +2%
+	}
+	write-output "OK"
+	exit 0
+} catch {
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}