PowerShell/Scripts/write-quote.ps1
2022-12-02 09:24:38 +01:00

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Writes a quote to the console
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script writes a random quote to the console.
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./write-quote
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
try {
$Table = Import-CSV "$PSScriptRoot/../Data/quotes.csv"
$Generator = New-Object System.Random
$Index = [int]$Generator.next(0, $Table.Count - 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 in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}