PowerShell/Docs/list-headlines.md
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## The *list-headlines.ps1* Script
This PowerShell script lists the latest RSS feed news.
## Parameters
```powershell
list-headlines.ps1 [[-RSS_URL] <String>] [[-MaxCount] <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]
-RSS_URL <String>
Specifies the URL to the RSS feed
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value https://yahoo.com/news/rss/world
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-MaxCount <Int32>
Specifies the number of news to list
Required? false
Position? 2
Default value 20
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> ./list-headlines
```
## Notes
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
## Related Links
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
## Source Code
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Lists the latest headlines
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script lists the latest RSS feed news.
.PARAMETER RSS_URL
Specifies the URL to the RSS feed
.PARAMETER MaxCount
Specifies the number of news to list
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./list-headlines
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$RSS_URL = "https://yahoo.com/news/rss/world", [int]$MaxCount = 20)
try {
[xml]$Content = (invoke-webRequest -uri $RSS_URL -useBasicParsing).Content
"`n🌍 $($Content.rss.channel.title) 🌏"
[int]$Count = 0
foreach ($item in $Content.rss.channel.item) {
"→ $($item.title)"
$Count++
if ($Count -eq $MaxCount) { break }
}
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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