PowerShell/Docs/write-quote.md
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*write-quote.ps1*
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This PowerShell script writes a random quote to the console.
Parameters
----------
```powershell
PS> ./write-quote.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./write-quote
```
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
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-Output ""
Write-Host '“'"$Quote"'„'
$Spaces = " "
$Spaces = $Spaces.Substring(0, $Quote.Length - $Author.Length)
Write-Output "$Spaces- $($Author.toUpper())"
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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