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PowerShell
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34 lines
816 B
PowerShell
Executable File
<#
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.SYNOPSIS
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Speaks text in English
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.DESCRIPTION
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This PowerShell script speaks the given text with an English text-to-speech (TTS) voice.
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.PARAMETER text
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Specifies the English text to speak
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.EXAMPLE
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PS> ./speak-english.ps1 Hi
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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 "") { $text = Read-Host "Enter the English text to speak" }
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$TTS = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
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foreach ($voice in $TTS.GetVoices()) {
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if ($voice.GetDescription() -like "*- English*") {
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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 English text-to-speech voice 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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