New-PivotKlaxon

New-PivotKlaxon.ps1

Function New-PivotKlaxon
{
    Add-Type -AssemblyName PresentationCore 
    $song = [uri](Join-Path (Split-Path -parent $PSCommandPath) "klaxon.mp3")
    $MediaPlayer = New-Object System.Windows.Media.MediaPlayer 
    $voice = new-object -com SAPI.SpVoice
    $MediaPlayer.Open($song)
    while( $MediaPlayer.NaturalDuration.TimeSpan.TotalMilliseconds -eq $null)
    {
        start-sleep -milliseconds 100
    }
    $songDuration = $MediaPlayer.NaturalDuration.TimeSpan.TotalMilliseconds
    $MediaPlayer.Volume = 255
    $MediaPlayer.Play()
    $voice.Speak("Sound the Pivot Klaxon")
    Start-Sleep -Milliseconds $songDuration
    $MediaPlayer.Stop()
    $MediaPlayer.Close()
}