PowerShell/Docs/send-udp.md

## The *send-udp.ps1* Script

This PowerShell script sends a UDP datagram message to an IP address and port.

## Parameters
```powershell
/home/mf/Repos/PowerShell/Scripts/send-udp.ps1 [[-TargetIP] <String>] [[-TargetPort] <Int32>] [[-Message] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

-TargetIP <String>
    Specifies the target IP address
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

-TargetPort <Int32>
    Specifies the target port number
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    2
    Default value                0
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

-Message <String>
    Specifies the message text to send
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    3
    Default value                
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```

## Example
```powershell
PS> ./send-udp 192.168.100.100 8080 "TEST"
✔️  Done.

```

## Notes
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

## Related Links
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

## Source Code
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Sends a UDP datagram message to an IP address and port
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script sends a UDP datagram message to an IP address and port.
.PARAMETER TargetIP
	Specifies the target IP address
.PARAMETER TargetPort
	Specifies the target port number
.PARAMETER Message
	Specifies the message text to send
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./send-udp 192.168.100.100 8080 "TEST"
	✔️  Done.
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

param([string]$TargetIP = "", [int]$TargetPort = 0, [string]$Message = "")

try {
	if ($TargetIP -eq "" ) { $TargetIP = read-host "Enter target IP address" }
	if ($TargetPort -eq 0 ) { $TargetPort = read-host "Enter target port" }
	if ($Message -eq "" ) { $Message = read-host "Enter message to send" }

	$IP = [System.Net.Dns]::GetHostAddresses($TargetIP) 
	$Address = [System.Net.IPAddress]::Parse($IP) 
	$EndPoints = New-Object System.Net.IPEndPoint($Address, $TargetPort) 
	$Socket = New-Object System.Net.Sockets.UDPClient 
	$EncodedText = [Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetBytes($Message) 
	$SendMessage = $Socket.Send($EncodedText, $EncodedText.Length, $EndPoints) 
	$Socket.Close() 

	"✔️  Done."
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}
```

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