PowerShell/docs/tell-quote.md
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*tell-quote.ps1*
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This PowerShell script selects a random quote from Data/quotes.csv and speaks it by text-to-speech (TTS).
Parameters
----------
```powershell
PS> ./tell-quote.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./tell-quote.ps1
(listen and enjoy)
```
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
Tells a random quote by text-to-speech
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script selects a random quote from Data/quotes.csv and speaks it by text-to-speech (TTS).
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./tell-quote.ps1
(listen and enjoy)
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
try {
$table = Import-CSV "$PSScriptRoot/../data/quotes.csv"
$randomNumberGenerator = New-Object System.Random
$row = [int]$randomNumberGenerator.next(0, $table.Count - 1)
& "$PSScriptRoot/speak-english.ps1" "$($table[$row].QUOTE). By $($table[$row].AUTHOR)."
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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