Script: *check-independence-day.ps1* ======================== This PowerShell script checks the time until Indepence Day and replies by text-to-speech (TTS). Parameters ---------- ```powershell PS> ./check-independence-day.ps1 [] [] This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. ``` Example ------- ```powershell PS> ./check-independence-day.ps1 ``` Notes ----- Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 Related Links ------------- https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell Script Content -------------- ```powershell <# .SYNOPSIS Checks the time until Independence Day .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script checks the time until Indepence Day and replies by text-to-speech (TTS). .EXAMPLE PS> ./check-independence-day.ps1 .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> try { $Now = [DateTime]::Now $IndependenceDay = [Datetime]("07/04/" + $Now.Year) if ($Now -lt $IndependenceDay) { $Diff = $IndependenceDay – $Now & "$PSScriptRoot/speak-english.ps1" "Independence Day on July 4th is in $($Diff.Days) days." } else { $Diff = $Now - $IndependenceDay & "$PSScriptRoot/speak-english.ps1" "Independence Day on July 4th was $($Diff.Days) days ago." } 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-independence-day.ps1 as of 08/15/2024 09:50:45)*