PowerShell/docs/speak-latin.md
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Script: *speak-latin.ps1*
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This PowerShell script speaks the given text with a Latin text-to-speech (TTS) voice.
Parameters
----------
```powershell
PS> ./speak-latin.ps1 [[-text] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-text <String>
Specifies the Latin 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> ./speak-latin.ps1 Salve
```
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
Speaks text in Latin
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script speaks the given text with a Latin text-to-speech (TTS) voice.
.PARAMETER text
Specifies the Latin text to speak
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./speak-latin.ps1 Salve
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$text = "")
try {
if ($text -eq "") { $text = Read-Host "Enter the Latin text to speak" }
$TTS = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
foreach ($voice in $TTS.GetVoices()) {
if ($voice.GetDescription() -like "*- Latin*") {
$TTS.Voice = $voice
[void]$TTS.Speak($text)
exit 0 # success
}
}
throw "No Latin text-to-speech voice found - please install one"
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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