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The *tell-new-year.ps1* Script
===========================
This PowerShell script calculates the time until New Year and replies by text-to-speech (TTS).
Parameters
----------
```powershell
/home/markus/Repos/PowerShell/scripts/tell-new-year.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./tell-new-year.ps1
(listen and enjoy)
```
Notes
-----
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
-------------
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
--------------
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Tells the time until New Year
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script calculates the time until New Year and replies by text-to-speech (TTS).
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./tell-new-year.ps1
(listen and enjoy)
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
try {
$now = [DateTime]::Now
$NewYear = [Datetime]("12/31/" + $now.Year)
$days = ($NewYear $now).Days + 1
if ($days -gt 1) {
& "$PSScriptRoot/speak-english.ps1" "New Year is in $days days."
} elseif ($days -eq 1) {
& "$PSScriptRoot/speak-english.ps1" "New Year is tomorrow."
}
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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