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73 lines
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## The *speak-arabic.ps1* Script
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This PowerShell script speaks the given text with an Arabic text-to-speech (TTS) voice.
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## Parameters
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```powershell
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/home/mf/Repos/PowerShell/Scripts/speak-arabic.ps1 [[-text] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
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-text <String>
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Specifies the text to speak
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Required? false
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Position? 1
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Default value
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Accept pipeline input? false
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Accept wildcard characters? false
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[<CommonParameters>]
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This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
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WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
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```
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## Example
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```powershell
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PS> ./speak-arabic "أهلاً"
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```
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## Notes
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
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## Related Links
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
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## Source Code
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```powershell
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<#
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.SYNOPSIS
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Speaks text with an Arabic text-to-speech voice
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.DESCRIPTION
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This PowerShell script speaks the given text with an Arabic text-to-speech (TTS) voice.
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.PARAMETER text
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Specifies the text to speak
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.EXAMPLE
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PS> ./speak-arabic "أهلاً"
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.LINK
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
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.NOTES
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
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#>
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param([string]$text = "")
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try {
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if ($text -eq "") { $text = read-host "Enter the Arabic text to speak" }
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$TTS = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
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foreach ($Voice in $TTS.GetVoices()) {
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if ($Voice.GetDescription() -like "*- Arabic*") {
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$TTS.Voice = $Voice
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[void]$TTS.Speak($text)
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exit 0 # success
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}
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}
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throw "No Arabic voice for text-to-speech (TTS) found - please install one"
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} catch {
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"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
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exit 1
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}
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```
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*Generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of speak-arabic.ps1*
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