sample-pscountdown.ps1
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A proof-of-concept script that adds an action at the end of the PSCountdownTimer This requires a Windows platform. #> Clear-Host Start-PSCountdownTimer -seconds 60 -message "The PowerShell magic begins in " -FontSize 64 -Color SpringGreen Do { Start-Sleep -Seconds 1 } While ($PSCountDownClock.Running) Write-Host "Are you ready for some PowerShell?" -ForegroundColor magenta -BackgroundColor gray Add-Type –AssemblyName PresentationCore $filename = "c:\work\01-Start.mp3" #the media player launches with no UI. Use the object's methods to control it. $global:MediaPlayer = New-Object System.Windows.Media.MediaPlayer $global:MediaPlayer.Open($filename) $global:MediaPlayer.Play() # $MediaPlayer.stop() # $MediaPlayer.close() |