locate-zip-code.md

The locate-zip-code.ps1 PowerShell Script

This PowerShell script prints the geographic location of the given zip-code.

Parameters

locate-zip-code.ps1 [[-CountryCode] <String>] [[-ZipCode] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

-CountryCode <String>
    Specifies the country code
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

-ZipCode <String>
    Specifies the zip code
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    2
    Default value                
    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

PS> ./locate-zip-code

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Source Code

<# .SYNOPSIS Prints the geo location of a zip-code .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script prints the geographic location of the given zip-code. .PARAMETER CountryCode Specifies the country code .PARAMETER ZipCode Specifies the zip code .EXAMPLE PS> ./locate-zip-code .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #>

param([string]$CountryCode = "", [string]$ZipCode = "")

try { if ($CountryCode -eq "" ) { $CountryCode = read-host "Enter the country code" } if ($ZipCode -eq "" ) { $ZipCode = read-host "Enter the zip code" }

write-progress "Reading zip-codes.csv..."
$Table = import-csv "$PSScriptRoot/../Data/zip-codes.csv"

$FoundOne = 0
foreach($Row in $Table) {
	if ($Row.country -eq $CountryCode) {
		if ($Row.postal_code -eq $ZipCode) {
			$Country=$Row.country
			$City = $Row.city
			$Lat = $Row.latitude
			$Lon = $Row.longitude
			write-output "* $Country $ZipCode $City is at $Lat°N, $Lon°W"
			$FoundOne = 1
		}
	}
}

if ($FoundOne) {
	exit 0 # success
}
throw "Zip-code $ZipCode in country $CountryCode not found"

} catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }

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