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Powershell/Speech/say-old.ps1

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+# Check if the System.Speech assembly is available
+try {
+    Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Speech
+} catch {
+    Write-Error "Windows Text-to-Speech (SAPI5) is not installed or not available. Please ensure you have Windows 10/11 with the latest updates."
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Get user input
+$text = Read-Host "Enter text to speak:"
+
+# Create a SpeechSynthesizer instance
+$synth = New-Object System.Speech.Synthesis.SpeechSynthesizer
+
+try {
+    # Speak the text
+    $synth.Speak($text)
+    Write-Host "Text spoken successfully."
+} catch {
+    Write-Error "Error speaking text: $_"
+}