<# .SYNOPSIS Lists the exchange rates for a currency .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script lists the current exchange rates for the given currency (USD per default). .PARAMETER currency Specifies the base currency .EXAMPLE PS> ./list-exchange-rates EUR .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$currency = "USD") function ListExchangeRates { param([string]$currency) [xml]$ExchangeRates = (invoke-webRequest -uri "http://www.floatrates.com/daily/$($currency).xml" -userAgent "curl" -useBasicParsing).Content foreach($Row in $ExchangeRates.channel.item) { new-object PSObject -property @{ 'Rate' = "$($Row.exchangeRate)"; 'Currency' = "$($Row.targetCurrency) - $($Row.targetName)"; 'Inverse' = "$($Row.inverseRate)"; 'Date' = "$($Row.pubDate)" } } } try { "" "Current Exchange Rates for 1 $currency (source: http://www.floatrates.com)" "================================" ListExchangeRates $currency | format-table -property Rate,Currency,Inverse,Date exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }