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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Writes a random quote
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script selects a random quote from .../data/quotes.csv and writes it to the console.
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./write-quote.ps1
“ We must become the change we want to see. „
- Mahatma Gandhi
.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)
$quote = $table[$row].QUOTE
$author = $table[$row].AUTHOR
$spaces = " "
$spaces = $spaces.Substring(0, $quote.Length - $author.Length)
Write-Host "`n"'“'"$quote"'„'"" -foregroundColor Green
Write-Host "$spaces- $author" -foregroundColor Blue
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}