Functions/GenXdev.Console/SayDate.ps1
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Part of PowerShell module : GenXdev.Console Original cmdlet filename : SayDate.ps1 Original author : René Vaessen / GenXdev Version : 1.300.2025 ################################################################################ Copyright (c) René Vaessen / GenXdev Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. ################################################################################> ############################################################################### <# .SYNOPSIS Speaks the current date using text-to-speech synthesis. .DESCRIPTION Converts the current date into a natural language format and announces it using the system's text-to-speech engine. The date is spoken in the format: "It is [day of week], [month] [day] [year]" .EXAMPLE SayDate Announces today's date using text-to-speech #> function SayDate { [CmdletBinding()] param() begin { # format current date into natural speech pattern # e.g. "It is Monday, January 1 2024" $dateText = 'It is ' + [DateTime]::Now.ToString('dddd, MMMM d yyyy') # log the text that will be spoken Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose "Preparing to speak: $dateText" } process { # use text-to-speech engine to announce the date # suppress output by assigning to $null $null = GenXdev.Console\Start-TextToSpeech $dateText } end { } } |