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75 lines
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## The *list-exchange-rates.ps1* PowerShell Script
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This PowerShell script lists the current exchange rates for the given currency (USD per default).
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## Parameters
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```powershell
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list-exchange-rates.ps1 [[-currency] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
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-currency <String>
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Specifies the base currency
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Required? false
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Position? 1
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Default value USD
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Accept pipeline input? false
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Accept wildcard characters? false
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[<CommonParameters>]
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This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
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WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
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```
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## Example
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```powershell
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PS> ./list-exchange-rates EUR
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```
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## Notes
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
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## Related Links
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
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## Source Code
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```powershell
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<#
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.SYNOPSIS
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Lists the exchange rates for a currency
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.DESCRIPTION
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This PowerShell script lists the current exchange rates for the given currency (USD per default).
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.PARAMETER currency
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Specifies the base currency
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.EXAMPLE
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PS> ./list-exchange-rates EUR
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.LINK
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
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.NOTES
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
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#>
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param([string]$currency = "USD")
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function ListExchangeRates { param([string]$currency)
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[xml]$ExchangeRates = (invoke-webRequest -uri "http://www.floatrates.com/daily/$($currency).xml" -userAgent "curl" -useBasicParsing).Content
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foreach($Row in $ExchangeRates.channel.item) {
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new-object PSObject -property @{ 'Rate' = "$($Row.exchangeRate)"; 'Currency' = "$($Row.targetCurrency) - $($Row.targetName)"; 'Inverse' = "$($Row.inverseRate)"; 'Date' = "$($Row.pubDate)" }
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}
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}
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try {
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""
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"Current Exchange Rates for 1 $currency (source: http://www.floatrates.com)"
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"================================"
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ListExchangeRates $currency | format-table -property Rate,Currency,Inverse,Date
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exit 0 # success
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} catch {
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"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
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exit 1
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}
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```
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*Generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of list-exchange-rates.ps1*
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