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PowerShell/Scripts/list-exchange-rates.ps1
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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Lists the exchange rates for a currency
.DESCRIPTION
Lists the current exchange rates for the given currency (USD per default).
.PARAMETER currency
Specifies the base currency
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./list-exchange-rates EUR
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
#>
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: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
exit 1
}