PowerShell/Scripts/write-quote.ps1
2021-10-04 21:29:23 +02:00

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Writes a random quote to the console
.DESCRIPTION
write-quote.ps1
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./write-quote
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
#>
try {
$Table = import-csv "$PSScriptRoot/../Data/quotes.csv"
$NumRows = $Table.count
$Generator = New-Object System.Random
$Index = [int]$Generator.next(0,$NumRows - 1)
$Quote = $Table[$Index].Quote
$Author = $Table[$Index].Author
""
write-host '“'$Quote' ”'
$Spaces = " "
$Spaces = $Spaces.Substring(0, $Quote.Length - $Author.Length)
"$Spaces $($Author.toUpper())"
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
exit 1
}