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PowerShell
Executable File
35 lines
953 B
PowerShell
Executable File
<#
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.SYNOPSIS
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Speaks text with a German text-to-speech voice
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.DESCRIPTION
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This script speaks the given text with a German text-to-speech (TTS) voice.
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Requires that a German TTS voice is installed.
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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-german Hallo
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.NOTES
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Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0
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.LINK
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
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#>
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param([string]$text = "")
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try {
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if ($text -eq "") { $text = read-host "Enter the German text to speak" }
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$CurrentVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
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$Voices = $CurrentVoice.GetVoices()
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foreach ($Voice in $Voices) {
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if ($Voice.GetDescription() -notlike "*- German*") { continue }
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$CurrentVoice.Voice = $Voice
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[void]$CurrentVoice.Speak($text)
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exit 0 # success
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}
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throw "No German text-to-speech voice found - please install one"
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} catch {
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"⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
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exit 1
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}
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