PowerShell/docs/calculate-BMI.md

Script: calculate-BMI.ps1

This PowerShell script calculates the BMI.

Parameters

PS> ./calculate-BMI.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]

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

Example

PS> ./calculate-BMI.ps1

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Calculate the BMI
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script calculates the BMI.
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./calculate-BMI.ps1
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

#requires -version 5.1

try {
	[float]$height = Read-Host("Enter your height in m ")
	[float]$weight = Read-Host("Enter your weight in kg")
	$BMI = $weight / ($height * $height)
	"Your BMI is $BMI, for adults the WHO regards <16 as Underweight (severe thinness), 16-17 as Underweight (moderate thinness), 17-18.5 as Underweight (mild thinness), 18.5-25 as Normal range, 25-30 as Overweight (pre-obese), 30-35 as Obese (class I), 35-40 as Obese (class II), and >=40 as Obese (class III)."
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ ERROR: $($Error[0]) in script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber)."
	exit 1
}

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