PowerShell/docs/tell-joke.md
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Script: *tell-joke.ps1*
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This PowerShell script selects a random Chuck Norris joke in Data/jokes.csv and speaks it by text-to-speech (TTS).
Parameters
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```powershell
PS> ./tell-joke.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./tell-joke.ps1
(listen and enjoy)
```
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
Tells a random joke by text-to-speech
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script selects a random Chuck Norris joke in Data/jokes.csv and speaks it by text-to-speech (TTS).
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./tell-joke.ps1
(listen and enjoy)
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
try {
$table = Import-CSV "$PSScriptRoot/../data/jokes.csv"
$randomNumberGenerator = New-Object System.Random
$row = [int]$randomNumberGenerator.next(0, $table.count - 1)
& "$PSScriptRoot/speak-english.ps1" $table[$row].Joke
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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