Added locate-ipaddress.ps1

README.md

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ The following PowerShell scripts can be found in the [Scripts/](Scripts/) subfol
 * [list-cmdlets.ps1](Scripts/list-cmdlets.ps1) - lists the PowerShell cmdlets
 * [list-modules.ps1](Scripts/list-modules.ps1) - lists the PowerShell modules
 * [list-processes.ps1](Scripts/list-processes.ps1) - lists the local computer processes
+* [locate-ipaddress.ps1](Scripts/locate-ipaddress.ps1) - locates the geographic position of the given IP address
 * [MD5.ps1](Scripts/MD5.ps1) - prints the MD5 checksum of the given file
 * [make-install.ps1](Scripts/make-install.ps1) - installs built executables and libs to the installation directory
 * [moon.ps1](Scripts/moon.ps1) - prints the current moon phase

Scripts/locate-ipaddress.ps1

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+#!/snap/bin/powershell
+
+# Syntax:	./locate-ipaddress.ps1 [<IPaddress>]
+# Description:	locates the geographic position of the given IP address
+# Author:	Markus Fleschutz
+# Source:	github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+# License:	CC0
+ 
+param([string]$IPaddr)
+if ($IPaddr -eq "" ) {
+	$URL = read-host "Enter IP address to locate"
+}
+
+try {
+	$result = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Uri "http://ip-api.com/json/$IPaddr"
+	write-host $result
+	exit 0
+} catch {
+	Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}