## The *check-new-year.ps1* Script This PowerShell script checks the time until New Year and replies by text-to-speech (TTS). ## Parameters ```powershell /home/mf/Repos/PowerShell/Scripts/check-new-year.ps1 [] [] This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. ``` ## Example ```powershell PS> ./check-new-year ``` ## Notes Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 ## Related Links https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell ## Source Code ```powershell <# .SYNOPSIS Checks the time until New Year .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script checks the time until New Year and replies by text-to-speech (TTS). .EXAMPLE PS> ./check-new-year .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> try { $Now = [DateTime]::Now $NewYear = [Datetime]("12/31/" + $Now.Year) $Days = ($NewYear – $Now).Days + 1 if ($Days -gt 1) { & "$PSScriptRoot/speak-english.ps1" "New Year is in $Days days." } elseif ($Days -eq 1) { & "$PSScriptRoot/speak-english.ps1" "New Year is tomorrow." } exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 } ``` *Generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of check-new-year.ps1*