#!/bin/powershell <# .SYNTAX ./play-mp3.ps1 [<MP3-file>] .DESCRIPTION plays the given sound file (MP3 file format) .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0 #> param($Filename = "") if ($Filename -eq "" ) { $Filename = read-host "Enter the MP3 filename" } try { add-type -assemblyName PresentationCore $MediaPlayer = new-object System.Windows.Media.MediaPlayer $FullPath = (get-childItem $Filename).fullname do { $MediaPlayer.open($FullPath) $Duration = $MediaPlayer.NaturalDuration.TimeSpan.TotalMilliseconds } until ($Duration) write-progress "Playing $Filename ..." $MediaPlayer.Volume = 1 $MediaPlayer.play() start-sleep -milliseconds $Duration $MediaPlayer.stop() $MediaPlayer.close() exit 0 } catch { write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }