PowerShell/Docs/convert-txt2wav.md
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*convert-txt2wav.ps1*
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This PowerShell script converts text to a .WAV audio file.
Parameters
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```powershell
PS> ./convert-txt2wav.ps1 [[-Text] <String>] [[-WavFile] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-Text <String>
Specifies the text to use
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-WavFile <String>
Specifies the path to the resulting WAV file
Required? false
Position? 2
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./convert-txt2wav.ps1 "Hello World" spoken.wav
```
Notes
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
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```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Converts text to a .WAV audio file
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script converts text to a .WAV audio file.
.PARAMETER text
Specifies the text to use
.PARAMETER WavFile
Specifies the path to the resulting WAV file
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./convert-txt2wav.ps1 "Hello World" spoken.wav
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$Text = "", [string]$WavFile = "")
try {
if ($Text -eq "") { $Text = read-host "Enter text to speak" }
if ($WavFile -eq "") { $WavFile = read-host "Enter .WAV file to save to" }
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Speech
$SpeechSynthesizer = New-Object System.Speech.Synthesis.SpeechSynthesizer
$SpeechSynthesizer.SetOutputToWaveFile($WavFile)
$SpeechSynthesizer.Speak($Text)
$SpeechSynthesizer.Dispose()
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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