PowerShell/Docs/give-reply.md
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## The *give-reply.ps1* PowerShell Script
This PowerShell script gives a reply in English on the console and by text-to-speech (TTS).
## Parameters
```powershell
give-reply.ps1 [[-text] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-text <String>
Specifies the text to speak
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
## Example
```powershell
PS> ./give-reply "Hello World"
```
## Notes
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
## Related Links
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
## Source Code
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Gives a reply
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script gives a reply in English on the console and by text-to-speech (TTS).
.PARAMETER text
Specifies the text to speak
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./give-reply "Hello World"
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$text = "")
function GetTempDir {
if ("$env:TEMP" -ne "") { return "$env:TEMP" }
if ("$env:TMP" -ne "") { return "$env:TMP" }
if ($IsLinux) { return "/tmp" }
return "C:\Temp"
}
try {
Write-Host '“'$text' ”' # to write the reply on the console
if (!$IsLinux) {
$TTS = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
foreach($Voice in $TTS.GetVoices()) {
if ($Voice.GetDescription() -like "*- English*") { $TTS.Voice = $Voice }
}
[void]$TTS.Speak($text)
}
"$text" > "$(GetTempDir)/last_reply_given.txt" # to remember last reply
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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