## The *write-marquee.ps1* PowerShell Script This PowerShell script writes the given text as marquee. ## Parameters ```powershell write-marquee.ps1 [[-Text] ] [[-Speed] ] [] -Text Specifies the text to write Required? false Position? 1 Default value PowerShell is powerful - fully control your computer! PowerShell is cross-platform - available for Linux, Mac OS and Windows! PowerShell is open-source and free - see the GitHub repository at github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell! PowerShell is easy to learn - see the tutorial for beginners at guru99.com/powershell-tutorial.html! Powershell is fully documented - see the official PowerShell documentation at docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false -Speed Specifies the marquee speed (60 ms per default) Required? false Position? 2 Default value 60 Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false [] This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. ``` ## Example ```powershell PS> ./write-marquee "Hello World" ``` ## Notes Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 ## Related Links https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell ## Source Code ```powershell <# .SYNOPSIS Writes text as marquee .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script writes the given text as marquee. .PARAMETER text Specifies the text to write .PARAMETER speed Specifies the marquee speed (60 ms per default) .EXAMPLE PS> ./write-marquee "Hello World" .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$Text = "PowerShell is powerful - fully control your computer! PowerShell is cross-platform - available for Linux, Mac OS and Windows! PowerShell is open-source and free - see the GitHub repository at github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell! PowerShell is easy to learn - see the tutorial for beginners at guru99.com/powershell-tutorial.html! Powershell is fully documented - see the official PowerShell documentation at docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell", [int]$Speed = 60) # 60 ms pause function StartMarquee { param([string]$Line) "╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗" "║ ║" "╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝" $LinePos = $HOST.UI.RawUI.CursorPosition $LinePos.X = 2 $LinePos.Y -= 2 foreach($Pos in 1 .. $($Line.Length - 80)) { $HOST.UI.RawUI.CursorPosition = $LinePos Write-Host -noNewLine "$($Line.Substring($Pos,80))" Start-Sleep -milliseconds $Speed } " " " " " " } StartMarquee " +++ $Text +++ $Text +++ $Text +++ $Text +++ $Text +++ $Text +++ $Text +++ $Text +++ $Text +++ $Text +++ $Text +++ $Text +++ " exit 0 # success ``` *Generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of write-marquee.ps1*