mirror of
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell.git
synced 2024-11-21 23:43:25 +01:00
70 lines
1.8 KiB
Markdown
70 lines
1.8 KiB
Markdown
*write-quote.ps1*
|
|
================
|
|
|
|
This PowerShell script selects a random quote from Data/quotes.csv and writes it to the console.
|
|
|
|
Parameters
|
|
----------
|
|
```powershell
|
|
PS> ./write-quote.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]
|
|
|
|
[<CommonParameters>]
|
|
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
|
|
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
Example
|
|
-------
|
|
```powershell
|
|
PS> ./write-quote.ps1
|
|
“ We must become the change we want to see. „
|
|
- MAHATMA GANDHI
|
|
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
Notes
|
|
-----
|
|
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
|
|
|
|
Related Links
|
|
-------------
|
|
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
|
|
|
|
Script Content
|
|
--------------
|
|
```powershell
|
|
<#
|
|
.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
|
|
}
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
*(generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of write-quote.ps1 as of 12/07/2023 20:24:24)*
|