Functions/GenXdev.Console/SayDate.ps1
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################################################################################ <# .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 Write-Verbose "Preparing to speak: $dateText" } process { # use text-to-speech engine to announce the date # suppress output by assigning to $null $null = Start-TextToSpeech $dateText } end { } } ################################################################################ |