<# .SYNOPSIS Writes a random quote .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script selects a random quote from Data/quotes.csv and writes it to the console. .EXAMPLE PS> ./write-quote.ps1 “ We must become the change we want to see. „ - MAHATMA GANDHI .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> try { $table = Import-CSV "$PSScriptRoot/../Data/quotes.csv" $randomNumberGenerator = New-Object System.Random $row = [int]$randomNumberGenerator.next(0, $table.Count - 1) $quote = $table[$row].QUOTE $author = $table[$row].AUTHOR.toUpper() $spaces = " " $spaces = $spaces.Substring(0, $quote.Length - $author.Length) Write-Host "`n"'“'"$quote"'„'"`n$spaces- $author" -foregroundColor Magenta exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }