## The *check-independence-day.ps1* PowerShell Script This PowerShell script checks the time until Indepence Day and replies by text-to-speech (TTS). ## Parameters ```powershell 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 ``` ## Notes Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 ## Related Links https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell ## Source Code ```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 .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*